The is a 6-axle (
Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC
electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965. A total of 308 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1979, with 52 still in service .
Variants
The class was initially divided into the EF65-0 subclass for general freight and the EF65-500 subclass for express freight and passenger use.
* EF65-0: Numbers EF65 1 – 135
* EF65-500: Numbers EF65 501 – 542
* EF65-1000: Numbers EF65 1001 – 1139
* EF65-2000:
Background and history
The Class EF65 was designed by
Japanese National Railways (JNR) as a standard locomotive type developed from the earlier
Class EF60
The was the first Japanese second-generation DC electric locomotive type with six driven axles (classes EF60 to EF67), and the first versions used the same MT49 390 kW traction motors as the ED60 and ED61 designs. A total of 143 locomoti ...
design for use primarily on the
Tokaido Main Line and
Sanyo Main Line.
Operations
During the JNR era, these locomotives were used for freight trains and also for passenger work - primarily hauling night trains such as the ''
Izumo'' sleeping car
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EF65-0
The EF65-0 subclass was designed for general freight use on the
Tokaido Main Line and
Sanyo Main Line. 135 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1970.
, all EF65-0 locomotives had been withdrawn.
EF67 banker conversions
File:EF67 104 No 1 end JRF Hiroshima 20021027.jpg, Original EF67 104 in October 2002
File:JNR EF67-104.jpg, Refurbished EF67 104 in August 2009
Five 6th-batch Class EF65-0 locomotives, numbers EF65 131 to EF65 135, were converted in 1990 and 1991 to become
Class EF67-100 banking locomotives for use on the "Senohachi" section of the
Sanyo Main Line.
EF65-500
The EF65-500 subclass consisted of a total of 42 locomotives, including newly built locomotives and locomotives (EF65 535 - 542) modified from the earlier EF65-0 subclass (EF65 77 - 84) for use on overnight sleeping car services and express freight services operating at a maximum speed of .
, only one EF65-500 locomotive, EF65-501, owned by JR East, remained in service.
P/F designation
Locomotives used for hauling passenger services are referred to as "P" type, and those used for freight services are referred to as "F" type.
The original designations are as shown below.
EF65-1000
The EF65-1000 was intended for use on both passenger and freight services, and was referred to as the "PF" type. 139 locomotives were built between 1969 and 1979.
, 15 EF65-1000 locomotives remained in service, operated by JR East and JR West.
EF65-2000
There are former Class EF65-1000 locomotives renumbered from May 2012 by JR Freight to differentiate them from locomotives fitted with driving recording units mandated for operations over .
, 36 EF65-2000 locomotives remained in service, operated by JR Freight.
Fleet changes
Livery variations
* EF65 9: Repainted in early-style all-over brown livery with white lettering on the side
* EF65 57: Repainted in early-style all-over brown livery
* EF65 105: Repainted in ''Euroliner'' livery
* EF65 116: Repainted in blue with large yellow "JR" lettering on the sides and yellow bands on the cab ends
* EF65 123: Repainted in ''Yuyu Salon Okayama'' livery (initially maroon, later orange)
* EF65 1019: Repainted in ''Super Express Rainbow'' red livery in March 1987. Removed from service on 31 December 1997, and withdrawn on 1 September 1998.
* EF65 1059: Repainted in blue with yellow front-end warning panels and large "JR" logo in July 1987. Remained in this livery until withdrawal on 31 March 2009.
* EF65 1065: Experimental JR Freight livery
* EF65 1118: ''Super Express Rainbow'' livery
* EF65 1124: ''
Twilight Express'' dark green and yellow livery from November 2015
Gallery
File:JRF EF659 1989 Odawara.jpg, Brown-liveried JR Freight EF65 9 in 1989
File:EF6557 E3 series R24 Niiza 20050320.jpg, JR Freight EF65 57 specially repainted in early-style brown livery in March 2005
File:Ef65 105 euroliner.jpg, EF65 105 in ''Euroliner'' livery
File:JR West ef65 123 yuyusalon okayama.jpg, EF65 123 in original maroon ''Yuyu Salon Okayama'' livery
File:JR West ef65 123 renew yuyusalon okayama.jpg, EF65 123 in later orange ''Yuyu Salon Okayama'' livery
File:EF65 1019 superexpress rainbow.jpg, EF65 1019 in ''Super Express Rainbow'' livery
File:JR-EF651059.jpg, EF65 1059 in experimental JR Freight livery
File:JR Freight EF65 1065 red takamatsu.jpg, EF65 1065 in experimental JR Freight livery
File:EF65-1118 Makuhari Depot 20101009.jpg, JR East ''Super Express Rainbow'' liveried EF65 1118 in October 2010
File:EF65 1124 Twilight Express 20151219.jpg, JR West EF65 1124 in ''Twilight Express'' livery in December 2015
File:JRE-EF65-1029-ORIENT-EXPRESS.jpg, JR East EF65 1029 pulling the ''Orient Express '88'' past Shinmachi Station in late 1988
Preserved examples
* EF65 1: Preserved at the
Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto.
* EF65 5: JR Freight Ōi Depot in
Shinagawa, Tokyo (training use)
* EF65 520:
Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Gunma Prefecture
* EF65 535: Originally stored at Ōmiya Works,
Saitama Prefecture
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, and donated to
Toshiba in
Fuchu, Tokyo in March 2013
* EF65 536:
Sekisui Kinzoku factory,
Saitama Prefecture
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(cab only)
* EF65 539: Privately preserved in
Gunma Prefecture (cab only)
* EF65 1001: JR Freight Ōi Depot in
Shinagawa, Tokyo (training use)
See also
*
Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
*
Railway electrification in Japan
This is a list of Railway Electrification Systems in Japan:
Overhead line power supply, unless otherwise noted. The rail system consists of the following ():
* of , of which is electrified;
* of , all electrified;
* of Scotch gauge, all ...
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The is a 6-axle ( Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965. A total of 308 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1979, with 52 still in service .
Variants
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