Meitetsu Class EL120

Meitetsu Class EL120

Locomotive 122 in April 2015
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Toshiba
Build date 2015
Total produced 2
Specifications
UIC class Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length 12,000 mm (39 ft 4 in)
Width 2,731 mm (8 ft 11.5 in)
Loco weight 39.8 t
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Current collection overhead wire
Safety systems Meitetsu ATS
Performance figures
Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output 760 kW (1,020 hp)
Career
Operators Meitetsu
Number in class 2
Numbers 121-122
Locale Aichi Prefecture
Delivered 1 February 2015
Disposition Operational

The Meitetsu Class EL120 (名鉄EL120形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 2015.[1] The two locomotives, numbered 121 and 122, will replace the Meitetsu fleet of two DeKi 400 and four DeKi 600 locomotives during fiscal 2015.[1]

History

The two locomotives 121 and 122 were delivered from the Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo to Meitetsu's Maigi Maintenance Depot on 1 February 2015.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 名古屋鉄道EL120形 [Meitetsu Class EL120]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55 no. 649 (Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd.). May 2015. pp. 55–57.
  2. ↑ EL120形 重連試運転実施 [Class EL120 test run]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

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