The was a

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wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by

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operator

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(Meitetsu) in Japan.

Operations

Originally used to haul freight trains on the eastern end of the

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and

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, they were later used primarily on track maintenance trains and rolling stock transfer duties.

History

The two locomotives were built in 1930 and 1931 for the Aichi Electric Railroad, numbered DeKi 400 and DeKi 401. The locomotive bodies were built by

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of Japan, and the electrical equipment was built by the American company

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. When the Aichi Electric Railroad was absorbed into Meitetsu, the two locomotives retained their original DeKi 400 classification, but locomotive number DeKi 400 was renumbered DeKi 402. Originally painted in black, the locomotives were repainted into "Meitetsu Blue" when they underwent life extension refurbishment in 1993. The locomotives were originally fitted with two large Westinghouse pantographs, but these were subsequently replaced by single PT42-F lozenge-type pantographs.

Withdrawal

The DeKi 400 locomotives were withdrawn during fiscal 2015, replaced by new

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locomotives, and cut up in June 2016.

References

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