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JNR Class DD14
The was a B'B' wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated in Japan as a self-propelled rotary snowplough unit from 1961 to 2015 by the national railway company Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido). Design Based on the earlier Class DD13 6th-batch locomotives, the Class DD14 was a single-end-cab design with a rotary snowplough unit at the cab end. It was the first diesel-powered rotary snowplough built by JNR. The locomotives had two diesel engines. One engine could be used for propulsion with the other driving the rotary snowplough unit, giving a snow-clearing capacity of approximately 3,000 tonnes per hour, or the unit could be operated in multiple with a second locomotive allowing both engines to drive the rotary snowplough, giving a snow-clearing capacity of approximately 4,000 tonnes per hour. File:DD14 317.jpg, Snowplough detai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kisha Seizo
was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that existed from 1896 to 1972. * 1896: Established by Masaru Inoue as the . * 1899: Factory opened in Osaka. * 1901: Merged with the , a coach and car maker in Tokyo. The two plants were reorganized as the Osaka Head Office and the Tokyo Branch. * 1912: Becomes after corporate restructuring. * 1936: Head office moved to Tokyo; Osaka Head Office becomes Osaka Branch. * 1944: The two branches (factories) renamed Osaka Works and Tokyo Works respectively. * 1968: Construction of railway wagon factory in Utsunomiya. * 1972: Merged with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (or simply Kawasaki) is a Japanese Public company, public multinational corporation manufacturer of motorcycles, engines, Heavy equipment (construction), heavy equipment, aerospace and Military, defense equipment, rolling stock and ships, headq .... Preserved Kisha Seizō Locomotives Further reading References {{reflist Locomotive manufacturers of Jap ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
