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Class EF67
Refurbished EF67 104 in August 2009
Type and origin Power type Electric Rebuild date 1982–1990 Number rebuilt 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo′Bo′Bo′  • Commonwealth Bo-Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 17,050 mm (55 ft 11+1⁄4 in) (EF67-0) 16,875 mm (55 ft 4+3⁄8 in) (EF67-100) Width 2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in) (EF67-0) 2,949 mm (9 ft 8+1⁄8 in) (EF67-100) Height 3,819 mm (12 ft 6+3⁄8 in) (EF67-0) 3,970 mm (13 ft 1⁄4 in) (EF67-100) Loco weight 99.6 t (98.0 long tons; 109.8 short tons) Electric system/s 1,500 V DC overhead line Current pickup(s) Pantograph
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph) Power output 2.85 MW (3,820 hp) Tractive effort 21,150 kgf (46,600 lbf)
Career Operators JR Freight Number in class 0 Locale Hiroshima Depot Retired February 2022 Preserved 1 Current owner JR Freight Disposition Withdrawn

The Class EF67 is a retired class of electric locomotives operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) as dedicated banking locomotives on the steeply-graded "Senohachi" section of the Sanyo Main Line between Seno and Hachihonmatsu. The class is subdivided into three EF67-0 locomotives converted between 1982 and 1984 from former Class EF60 locomotives, and five EF67-100 locomotives converted in 1990 from former Class EF65 locomotives.

With the introduction of the Class EF210-300 from 2013, the Class EF67 fleet was gradually withdrawn, with the last unit, EF67 105, being withdrawn from regular service in February 2022.

EF67-0

Three EF67-0s were built from former 4th-batch Class EF60 locomotives from 1982 for use banking freight trains over 1,000 tonnes, for which the former EF61-200 banking locomotives were unsuitable. The No. 1 end was modified with a gangway door and access platform. The locomotives were painted in an all-over orange livery (officially "Red No. 11") with yellow strips below the cab windows. These three locomotives are fitted with PS22D scissors-type pantographs.

The EF67-0s were equipped with an automatic uncoupling mechanism at the No. 1 end to enable the banking locomotives to be uncoupled on the fly, but uncoupling while in motion was discontinued from the start of the 22 March 2002 timetable revision.

Following the introduction of the Class EF210-300 in 2013, EF67 2 and 3 were withdrawn, with EF67 1 following in 2014. As of April 2022, EF67 1 is preserved at Hiroshima Depot.

Conversion details

The EF67-0s were converted as shown below.

• Number 1 end of EF67 1, October 2005
• Number 2 end of EF67 1, October 2009

EF67-100

Five EF67-100s were built from former 6th-batch Class EF65-0 locomotives from 1990 to replace the ageing EF61-200 banking locomotives. The EF67-100 fleet was refurbished between 2003 and 2004, and repainted into a revised livery with grey and white lines along the lower body side. These locomotives were originally fitted with PS22B scissors-type pantographs, which were replaced with single-arm pantographs on refurbishment, but these were subsequently returned to PS22B scissors-type pantographs.

EF67 103 and 104 were scrapped in 2016, and 101 and 102 were scrapped in 2020. The last EF67 in operation, EF67 105, was withdrawn from regular service in February 2022, and operated a commemorative final-run service on 29 March of that year.

Conversion details

The EF67-100s were converted as shown below.

• Number 1 end of unrefurbished EF67 104 in October 2002
• Number 2 end of unrefurbished EF67 104 in October 2002
• Refurbished EF67 104 at the rear of a freight train in November 2009

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

1. ^ 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. ISBN 978-4-7770-0836-0.
2. ^ Matsunuma, Takeshi (26 April 2022). 貨物列車の｢後押し専門機関車｣EF67形ついに引退 [Specialized booster freight locomotive, Class EF67, finally withdrawn]. Toyo Keizai Online (in Japanese). Retrieved 13 June 2023.
3. ^ JR貨物のＥＦ６７近況 [Current Status of JR Freight EF67]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 51, no. 602. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. June 2011. pp. 102–105.
4. ^ Seki, Takahiro (December 2012). セノハチの後押し機関車 [Senohachi Banking locomotives]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 620. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 86–93.
5. 赤い機関車EF67形が勇退、それでも「セノハチ」に補機が必要な理由 [The red EF67 locomotive has been retired, but "Senobachi" still needs auxiliary equipment]. Mynavi News (in Japanese). 10 April 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
6. 補機専用機、これにて完全引退！ EF67形式直流電気機関車 さよならセレモニー、開催される [End of the line for the Class EF67 banking DC electric locomotive! Farewell ceremony held]. RM News. Japan: Neko Publishing. 29 March 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2023.

Further reading

• Miura, Mamoru (December 2016). EF67形ものがたり [The Class EF67 story]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 668. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 100–107.

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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
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

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Diesel	DB500 DD51 DD200 DE10 DE11 DF200
Hybrid	HD300
EMU	M250
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