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type on order by

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(JR Freight) for use on freight and shunting duties in Japan. A prototype locomotive was delivered in late June 2017 for testing and evaluation in the Tokyo area.

Overview

The Class DD200 was developed to replace ageing

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Class DE11 The is a five-axle C-B wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic shunting locomotive type operated in Japan since 1968. A total of 116 locomotives were built between 1968 and 1979, and , 10 locomotives remain in service, operated by East Japan Rai ...

diesel-hydraulic locomotives used on freight services over non-electrified lines, and also for shunting duties at freight terminals. The locomotive has a single water-cooled four-cycle V12-cylinder diesel engine, with a power output of .

History

Details of the Class DD200 were officially announced by JR Freight on 15 June 2017. A prototype locomotive, DD200-901, was delivered to JR Freight's Shin-Tsurumi Depot from the

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factory in Kobe in late June 2017. This is scheduled to undergo testing and evaluation in shunting operations at Tokyo Freight Terminal and in main line operations in the Tokyo area to obtain data to be used in the design of the full-production locomotives. The first full-production locomotive, DD200-1, was delivered in August 2019. File:DD200-901 Shin-Tsurumi Depot 20170630.jpg, DD200-901 on delivery in June 2017

Classification

The DD200 classification for this locomotive type is explained below. * D: Diesel locomotive * D: Four driving axles * 200: Diesel-electric locomotive with AC motors

References

External links

JR Freight press release
{{Japanloco Diesel-electric locomotives of Japan

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