JNR Class ED76

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'2Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-2-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT129, TR103D
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (44.09 in)
Length	17,400 mm (57 ft 1 in)
Width	2,805 mm (9 ft 2+3⁄8 in)
Loco weight	87.0 t; (85.6 long tons; 95.9 short tons)
Electric system/s	20 kV AC at 50/60 Hz; overhead wire
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	MT52 x 4

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba
Build date	1965–1979
Total produced	139

Class ED76
Class ED76
	JR Kyushu ED76 70 on Naha sleeping car service in September 2006
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba
Build date	1965–1979
Total produced	139
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'2Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-2-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT129, TR103D
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (44.09 in)
Length	17,400 mm (57 ft 1 in)
Width	2,805 mm (9 ft 2+3⁄8 in)
Loco weight	87.0 t; (85.6 long tons; 95.9 short tons)
Electric system/s	20 kV AC at 50/60 Hz; overhead wire
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	MT52 x 4
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output	1,900 kW (2,500 hp)
Operators
Career
Operators	JNR (1965–1987); JR Hokkaido (1987–2001); JR Kyushu (1987–2012); JR Freight (1987–);
Number in class	10 (as of 1 April 2016)
Delivered	1965
Preserved	5
Disposition	Operational

The Class ED76 (ED76形) is a Bo-2-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965, originally by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight).^[2] As of 1 April 2016^[update], just 10 locomotives remained in service, all operated by JR Freight.^[3]

Variants

ED76-0
ED76-500
ED76-1000

ED76-0

94 class ED76-0 locomotives were built from 1965 to 1976 and numbered ED76 1 to ED76 94.^[1]

As of 1 April 2016^[update], the remaining fleet consists of two locomotives, ED76 81 and ED76 83, operated by JR Freight.^[4]

Specially repainted ED76 78 for use with the Southern Cross Joyful Train set in 1987

ED76-500

22 class ED76-500 locomotives were built from 1968 for use in Hokkaido, numbered ED76 501 to ED76 522. These locomotives included larger water and fuel tanks for the train heating steam generator and had accordingly longer bodies. They were intended to be used in pairs, and featured cab gangway doors.^[5]

ED76 514 was modified for used in the Seikan Tunnel and renumbered ED76 551.^[1]

All ED76-500s except for the unique ED76 551 were withdrawn by 1994. ED76 551 was withdrawn in 2001.^[5]

ED76 501 on a local passenger service in Hokkaido in 1986
ED76 522 on a local passenger service (date unknown)
ED76 551 carrying the Elm sleeper service headboard (date unknown)

ED76-1000

23 class ED76-1000 locomotives were built from 1970 to 1979 for express freight use and numbered ED76 1001 to ED76 1023.^[1]

As of 1 April 2016^[update], the remaining fleet consists of eight locomotives, operated by JR Freight.^[4]

JR Freight refurbished locomotive ED76 1013 in June 2009
Experimentally painted JR Freight ED76 1008 on Nichinan express at Kokura Station (date unknown)

Preserved examples

The following examples have been preserved.^[6]

ED76 1: Kyushu Railway Heritage Museum, (cab end only, previously stored inside JR Kyushu Kokura Works, Kitakyushu)
ED76 91: Hita Tenryosui no Sato, Hita, Oita
ED76 505: Mikasa Railway Village, Mikasa, Hokkaido
ED76 509: Otaru Transport Museum, Otaru, Hokkaido
ED76 1006: JR Freight Moji Depot (stored for training purposes)

The cab end of ED76 1 at Kokura Works, October 2008
The cab end of ED76 1 at Kyushu Railway Heritage Museum, August 2013
ED76 91 preserved at Hita Tenryosui no Sato, June 2012
ED76 505 preserved at Mikasa Railway Village, May 2007
ED76 509 preserved at Otaru Transport Museum, July 2007

Classification

The ED76 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

E: Electric locomotive
D: Four driving axles
7x: AC locomotive with maximum speed exceeding 85 km/h (55 mph)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典: 蒸気・電気・ディーゼル機関車66形式 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 148–149. ISBN 978-4-381-10338-3.
^ Jēāru zensharyō handobukku: Rail Magazine 2009 JR全車輌ハンドブック2009 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2009]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2009. p. 45. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
^ Miyahara, Masakazu, ed. (December 2016). 国鉄最終章LAST (鉄道ジャーナル2017年2月号別冊) [JNR - The Final Chapter (Railway Journal February 2017 Extra issue)]. Tetsudō Jānaru (in Japanese). Japan: Railway Journal: 31. ASIN B01N59AJPB. ISSN 0288-2337.
^ ^a ^b Shibata, Togo (August 2016). 最新JR貨物の電気機関車と話題の貨物列車 [Latest: JR Freight electric locomotives and popular freight trains]. Tetsudo Daiya Joho Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45, no. 388. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. p. 33.
^ ^a ^b Jr機関車カタログ: Jr7社の現有30形式を詳しく解說 JR機関車カタログ [JR Locomotive Catalogue]. Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. 20 June 2013. pp. 56–59. ISBN 9784863207271.
^ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 978-4863206175.