JNR Class EF10
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The Class EF10 (EF10形) is an electric locomotive built for the Japanese Government Railways formerly operated on freight services in Japan from 1934 until 1983.
EF10 1 - 16
41 locomotives were built between 1934 and 1941 by the manufacturers Hitachi, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Kisha Seizo, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba.[1]
Locomotive construction was divided into four batches, with further differences within individual batches as follows.[1]
Locomotives EF10 1 to 16 had bodies with similar styling to the Class ED16 and Class EF53 locomotives.[1]
EF10 1-16
A Class ED16 locomotive for comparison
EF10 17
EF10 17 was built in 1937 with a welded body and more rounded styling.[1]
EF10 17
EF10 18 - 19
Locomotives EF10 18 and 19 continued with the same rounded body styling as EF10 17, but used a similar bar frame bogie design to the first batch of locomotives.[1]
EF10 20 - 24
Locomotives EF10 20 to 24 continued with the same body design, but with a different ventilator arrangement.[1]
EF10 25 - 29
Locomotives EF10 25 to 29 had welded bodies, but reverted to a more angular design.[1]
EF10 30 - 33
Locomotives EF10 30 to 33 continued with the same welded angular body design, but used cast bogie frames.[1]
EF10 30-33
EF10 34 - 41
Locomotives EF10 34 to 41 used the original bar frame bogie design.[1]
Preservation
EF10 35 was preserved in a park in Moji-ku, Kitakyushu before being restored and moved to the newly opened Kyushu Railway History Museum in 2003, where it is preserved statically.[2]
Classification
The EF10 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.
- E: Electric locomotive
- F: Six driving axles
- 10: Locomotive with maximum speed 85 km/h or less
