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Class ED15
Preserved ED15 1 in June 2017
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Hitachi Build date 1926 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC B + B Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length: ​  • Over couplers 13,260 mm (43 ft 6 in)  • Over body 12,220 mm (40 ft 1+1⁄8 in) Width 2,780 mm (9 ft 1+1⁄2 in) Height 3,840 mm (12 ft 7+1⁄8 in) Loco weight 59 t (58 long tons; 65 short tons) Electric system/s 1,500 V DC overhead line Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Power output 820 kW (1,100 hp) Tractive effort 9,000 kgf (20,000 lbf)
Career Operators JNR Number in class 3 Numbers ED15 1 - 3 Retired 1960 Preserved 1 Disposition All withdrawn

The Class ED15 (ED15形) was an electric locomotive formerly operated in Japan from 1926 until 1960. The Class ED15 was the first mainline electric locomotive type to be built domestically in Japan.

History

Three locomotives were built by Hitachi in Mito, Ibaraki, in 1926, based on electric locomotives previously imported from overseas. Initially designated Class 1070 under the original Japanese Government Railways (JGR) numbering scheme, the locomotives became Class ED15 from 1928.

The locomotives were initially used on Tokaido Main Line freight services, and were later employed on the Chuo Main Line.

The locomotives were withdrawn from service between 1959 and 1960.

• ED15 1 drawing
• ED15 2 drawing
• ED15 3 drawing

Preservation

ED15 1 is preserved at the Hitachi Mito Factory in Hitachinaka, Ibaraki.

Classification

The ED15 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

• E: Electric locomotive
• D: Four driving axles
• 15: Locomotive with maximum speed 85 km/h or less

See also

Mechanical Engineering Heritage (Japan), No. 45: Type ED15 Electric Locomotive.

References

1. ^ 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. pp. 19, 121. ISBN 978-4863209282.

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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
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