JNR Class EH10

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi
Build date	1954-1957

Class EH10
Class EH10
	EH10 16
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi
Build date	1954-1957
Configuration:;
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
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output	2,530 kW (3,390 hp)
Tractive effort	191.0 kN (42,900 lbf)
Operators
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Disposition	All withdrawn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.

The EH0 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

↑ 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] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 100–101. ISBN 978-4-381-10338-3.
1 2 Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016 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. 30, 122. ISBN 978-4863209282.