JNR Class EH10

Class EH10
EH10 16
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi Build date 1954-1957
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 22,500 mm (73 ft 10 in) Width 2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in) Height 3,960 mm (13 ft 0 in) Loco weight 116 tons Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Traction motors DC
Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph) Power output 2,530 kW Tractive effort 191.0 kN
Career Operators Japanese National Railways Number in class 64 Disposition All withdrawn

The EH10 class of electric locomotives were Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement two-unit DC freight locomotives operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan from 1954 until 1982.^[1][2]

The exterior was designed by industrial designer Masao Hagiwara.^{[citation needed]}

The EH10 was used for 1,200 tonne freight trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo (Shiodome) and Osaka (Umeda).

Preserved examples

One example, EH10 61, is preserved at Higashi-Awaji Minami Park in Osaka.

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  Preserved EH10 61 in August 2013.^[2]

Classification

The EH0 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

• E: Electric locomotive
• H: Eight driving axles
• 10: Locomotive with a maximum speed of 85 km/h or less

See also

• JR Freight Class EH200
• JR Freight Class EH500
• JR Freight Class EH800

References

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Japanese National Railway Electric Locomotives

Old types

Two-axle	EB10/AB10
Four-axle	ED10 ED11 ED12 ED13 ED14 ED15 ED16 ED17 ED18 ED19 ED20 ED21 ED22 ED23 ED24 ED25 I ED26 I ED27 I ED28 I ED29 I ED30→ED25 II ED31 ED32 ED33→ED26 II ED34→ED27 II ED35→ED28 II ED36 ED37→ED29 II ED38 ED50 · ED51 · ED52 ED53 ED54 ED55 (proposed) ED56 ED57 ケED10
Six-axle	EF10 EF11 EF12 EF13 EF14 EF15 EF16 EF18 EF50 EF51 EF52 EF53 EF55 EF56 EF57 EF58 EF59
Eight-axle	EH10 EH50
Abt-type	EC40 ED40 ED41 ED42

New types

Four-axle DC	ED60 ED61 ED62 ED63/ED95
Six-axle DC	EF60 EF61 EF62 EF63 EF64 EF65 EF66/EF90 EF67
Four-axle AC	ED44/ED90 · ED45/ED91 ED70 ED71 ED72 ED73 ED74 ED75 ED76 ED77/ED93 ED78/ED94 ED79
Six-axle AC	EF70 EF71
AC/DC 2-system	ED30 II ED46/ED92 EF30 EF80 EF81