Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 200
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The Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 200 (秩父鉄道デキ200形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, since 1963.[1]
As of 1 April 2014[update], one (DeKi 201) out of the original three locomotives is in operation.[2] The locomotive is painted in a brown livery with gold lining,[2] and is primarily used as an assisting locomotive on steam-hauled SL Paleo Express services and on empty stock movements.[1]
Three locomotives, DeKi 201 to 203, were built in 1963 to provide additional capacity hauling limestone trains on the Chichibu Main Line.[1] The design was broadly based on the earlier Class DeKi 100 locomotives, with four 230 kW traction motors instead of the earlier 200 kW motors.[1]
