JNR Class EF70

Class EF70

EF70 2 in 1982

Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Hitachi, Mitsubishi Build date 1961–1965 Total produced 81

Specifications UIC class Bo-Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Bogies DT120 (outer), DT121 (centre) Wheel diameter 1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in) Length 16,750 mm (54 ft 11 in) Width 2,805 mm (9 ft 2.4 in) Height 4,260 mm (14 ft 0 in) Loco weight 96.0 t Electric system(s) 20 kV AC (60 Hz)

Performance figures Power output 2,300 kW (3,100 hp)

Career Operators JNR Delivered 1961 Preserved 2 Disposition All withdrawn

The Class EF70 (EF70形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated in Japan from 1961 until the late 1980s. 81 locomotives were built by Hitachi and Mitsubishi between 1961 and 1965.

Variants

• EF70-0: Numbers EF70 1 – 81
• EF70-1000: Numbers EF70 1001 – 1007 renumbered from EF70 22 to 28 in 1968

Preserved examples

As of 1 April 2014, two members of the class are preserved: EF70 57, together with camping carriages at a youth facility in Hakusan, Ishikawa, and EF70 1001 at the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park in Gunma Prefecture.

The camping facility where EF70 57 is preserved closed in March 2013, and cutting up of the camping coaches commenced in February 2016.

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  Preserved EF70 57 in August 2014

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  Preserved EF70 1001 in April 2007

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification