JNR Class EF10

Class EF10

A black and white photograph of locomotive EF10 18

EF10 18 shortly after completion in 1938
Type and origin
Power type Electric
Builder Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Mitsubishi, Toshiba
Build date 1934–1941
Total produced 41
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UIC 1C + C1
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies HT56
Wheel diameter 1,250 mm (4 ft 1 in)
Trailing dia. 860 mm (2 ft 10 in)
Length:
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 • Over couplers 18,380 mm (60 ft 4 in)
Width 2,810 mm (9 ft 3 in)
Height 3,940 mm (12 ft 11 in)
Loco weight 97.5 t
Electric system(s) 1,500 V DC
Transmission 1 stage gear reduction, suspended type
Performance figures
Maximum speed 75 km/h (45 mph)
Power output 1,350 kW
Tractive effort 11,700 kg
Career
Operators JNR
Number in class 41
Numbers EF10 1 - 41
First run 1934
Preserved 1
Disposition All withdrawn

The Class EF10 (EF10形) is an electric locomotive formerly operated on freight services in Japan from 1934 until 1983.

History

41 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1941 by the manufacturers Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba.[1]

Locomotive construction was divided into four batches, with further differences within individual batches as follows.[1]

EF10 1 - 16

Locomotives EF10 1 to 16 had bodies with similar styling to the Class ED16 and Class EF53 locomotives.[1]

EF10 17

EF10 17 was built in 1937 with a welded body and more rounded styling.[1]

EF10 18 - 19

Locomotives EF10 18 and 19 continued with the same rounded body styling as EF10 17, but used a similar bar frame bogie design to the first batch of locomotives.[1]

EF10 20 - 24

Locomotives EF10 20 to 24 continued with the same body design, but with a different ventilator arrangement.[1]

EF10 25 - 29

Locomotives EF10 25 to 29 had welded bodies, but reverted to a more angular design.[1]

EF10 30 - 33

Locomotives EF10 30 to 33 continued with the same welded angular body design, but used cast bogie frames.[1]

EF10 34 - 41

Locomotives EF10 34 to 41 used the original bar frame bogie design.[1]

Preservation

EF10 35 preserved at the Kyushu Railway Museum in January 2007

EF10 35 was preserved in a park in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu before being restored and moved to the newly opened Kyushu Railway History Museum in 2003, where it is preserved statically.[2]

Classification

The EF10 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Inoue, Koichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. pp. 84–85. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  2. ↑ Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 122. ISBN 978-4863209282.

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