The was a class of four DC
electric locomotives operated by the
private railway operator
Seibu Railway in Japan between 1969 and 1996.
Built in 1969 by
Mitsubishi
The is a group of autonomous Japanese multinational companies in a variety of industries.
Founded by Yatarō Iwasaki in 1870, the Mitsubishi Group historically descended from the Mitsubishi zaibatsu, a unified company which existed from 1870 ...
to haul 1,000-tonne cement trains, the design was based on the
JNR Class EF65 and used
bogies similar to those used on the
JNR Class EF81
The Class EF81 is a six-axle Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC/ DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1968. , 44 locomotives remained in service, operated by JR Freight, JR East, and J ...
locomotives.
From 30 November 1990, the discontinuation of freight services to
Sayamagaoka eliminated the need for
double-heading, and the end of all Seibu freight services from 7 March 1996 saw the E851s become surplus to requirements.
Final farewell ''Sayonara'' runs were organized in May 1996 hauling JR 12-series passengers coaches from
Tokorozawa
is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 344,194 in 163,675 households and a population density of 4800 persons per km². The total area of the city is .
Geography
Tokorozawa is located in the ce ...
to
Yokoze.
builder's plate
A builder's plate is usually a metal plate that is attached to railway locomotives and rolling stock, bogies, construction equipment, trucks, automobiles, large household appliances, bridges, ships and more. It gives such information as the name of ...
Locomotive E854 remains preserved at Yokoze Depot, but the other three locomotives in the class were cut up.
See also
*
Seibu Class E31
The Class E31 (E31形) is a class of DC Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotives formerly operated by the private railway operator Seibu Railway in Japan until March 2010 and subsequently by the Ōigawa Railway.
Four locomotives (numbered E ...
References
* "西武鉄道 電気機関車小史２" (Short History of Seibu Electric Locomotives) by Fumio Gotō in January 2009 issue of Japan Railfan Magazine, p. 138-143
External links
Seibu Railway website
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Electric locomotives of Japan
Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives
1500 V DC locomotives
Seibu Railway
Preserved electric locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1969
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
