JNR Class ED74

Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT129
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in)
Length	14,300 mm (46 ft 11 in)
Width	2,805 mm (9 ft 2.4 in)
Height	4,260 mm (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight	65.0 t
Electric system/s	20 kV AC, 60 Hz
Current pickup(s)	overhead wire
Traction motors	MT52

Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Mitsubishi
Build date	1962
Total produced	6

Class ED74
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Mitsubishi
Build date	1962
Total produced	6
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT129
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (3 ft 8 in)
Length	14,300 mm (46 ft 11 in)
Width	2,805 mm (9 ft 2.4 in)
Height	4,260 mm (14 ft 0 in)
Loco weight	65.0 t
Electric system/s	20 kV AC, 60 Hz
Current pickup(s)	overhead wire
Traction motors	MT52
Performance figures
Power output	1,900 kW
Career
Operators	JNR
Number in class	6
Numbers	ED74 1–6
Delivered	1962
First run	1962
Retired	1982
Preserved	0
Scrapped	1982
Disposition	All withdrawn and scrapped in 1982

The Class ED74 (ED74形) was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan between 1962 and the 1980s.[1]

Design

The Class ED74 was developed as a four-axle version of the six-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo) Class EF70 electric locomotives introduced a year earlier on the Hokuriku Main Line, and was intended for use on services north of Fukui where the gradients were easier.[2]

History

A total of six locomotives were built by Mitsubishi in 1962, coinciding with the electrification of the Hokuriku Main Line between Fukui and Kanazawa.[1][3] The six locomotives were delivered to Tsuruga Depot.[3]

Displaced by the arrival of Class EF81 multi-voltage AC/DC electric locomotives, the Class EF74 locomotives were transferred to Kyushu in October 1968 for use on the recently electrified Nippo Main Line.[1][2] To enable use alongside the six axle (Bo-2-Bo) Class ED76 AC locomotives, a dead weight of 1.4 t was added to increase the axle load from 16.25 t to 16.8 t.[2] As the Class EF74 locomotives did not have steam generators and were unable to provide train heating for passenger services, they were mostly used on freight services between Moji and Oita, as well as on overnight sleeping car services that did not require a separate heating supply from the locomotive.[2] Despite electrification south to Miyazaki in 1974, the Class EF74 locomotives were not allowed south of Oita due to their axle load, and were subsequently replaced by an additional build of Class ED76 locomotives.[2] The entire class was withdrawn by 1982.[2]

Classification

The ED74 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

E: Electric locomotive
D: Four driving axles
7x: AC locomotive with maximum speed exceeding 85 km/h (55 mph)

References

Inoue, Koichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典: 蒸気・電気・ディーゼル機関車66形式 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-4-381-10338-3.
国鉄電気機関車の系譜 [JNR Electric Locomotive Lineage]. Railway Journal (in Japanese). Vol. 51 no. 610. Japan: Tetsudo Journal. August 2017. p. 149.
交流電気機関車ED74 [AC electric locomotive ED74]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 3 no. 19. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 1963. p. 15.

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[inoue1999-1] Inoue, Koichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典: 蒸気・電気・ディーゼル機関車66形式 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. pp. 142–143. ISBN 978-4-381-10338-3.

[journal610-2] 国鉄電気機関車の系譜 [JNR Electric Locomotive Lineage]. Railway Journal (in Japanese). Vol. 51 no. 610. Japan: Tetsudo Journal. August 2017. p. 149.

[railfan19-3] 交流電気機関車ED74 [AC electric locomotive ED74]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 3 no. 19. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. January 1963. p. 15.