The was a DC electric locomotive operated by
Japanese National Railways
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pref ...
(JNR) between 1958 and 1986. It was the first "second-generation" DC electric locomotive type featuring increased-power traction motors.
Despite its diminutive size, the Bo-Bo wheel arrangement ED60 design offered performance comparable with the much larger
Class EF15 1Co+Co1 design weighing almost twice as much.
Eight locomotives were built between 1958 and 1960 by
Kawasaki,
Kisha Seizō with Tōyō electrical components, and
Mitsubishi. They were introduced on local freight services on the
Ōito,
Senzan, and
Hanwa Lines, replacing earlier ED21, ED22, and ED38 class locomotives acquired when private railways had been absorbed into
JNR
The abbreviated JNR or , was the business entity that operated Japan's national railway network from 1949 to 1987.
Network Railways
As of June 1, 1949, the date of establishment of JNR, it operated of narrow gauge () railways in all 46 pre ...
. The class survived until early 1986 when freight was discontinued on these lines. ED60 1 is preserved at
Nagano Nagano may refer to:
Places
* Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan
** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture
*** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics
*** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano
*** Nagano Universi ...
Depot.
Build details
See also
*
Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
This page explains the numbering and classification schemes for locomotives employed by the Japanese Government Railways, the Japanese National Railways and the Japan Railways Group.
Steam locomotives
Pre-nationalization
Prior to the natio ...
References
External links
{{Jnrelec
Electric locomotives of Japan
Bo-Bo locomotives
Kawasaki locomotives
1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan
Preserved electric locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1958