JR Freight Class HD300

The Class HD300 (HD300形) is a hybrid diesel/battery Bo-Bo wheel arrangement shunting locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) in Japan.[1] Following the delivery and evaluation of a prototype locomotive in March 2010, the first full-production locomotive entered service in February 2012.[2][3]

Class HD300
Prototype HD300-901 at Tokyo Freight Terminal in May 2013
Type and origin
Power typeHybrid diesel/battery
BuilderToshiba
Build date2010–
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length14,300 mm (46 ft 11 in)
Axle load15 t
Loco weight60 t
Performance figures
Maximum speed110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output500 kW (670 hp)
Career
OperatorsJR Freight
Number in class32 (as of February 2018)
DeliveredMarch 2010
DispositionIn service

Variants
  • Class HD300-0: Standard type, entering service from February 2012
  • Class HD300-500: Sub-class designed for operation in cold-climate conditions, delivered from November 2014
  • Class HD300-900: Prototype locomotive delivered in March 2010

Design

The locomotives use lithium ion batteries, and are designed to reduce exhaust emissions by at least 30% to 40% and noise levels by at least 10 dB compared with existing Class DE10 diesel locomotives. Tests conducted at Tokyo Freight Terminal in June 2010 demonstrated fuel savings of 36%, NOx emission reductions of 62%, and noise level reductions of 22 dB compared with a class DE10 locomotive.[4] Externally, the locomotives are finished in a bright red livery to aid visibility, with yellow and black diagonal warning stripes at the ends.[1][5]

The first full-production locomotive, HD300-1, delivered in January 2012, while broadly identical to the prototype HD300-901 locomotive, incorporates a few minor improvements, including changes to the headlamps, a wider front-end warning panel to reduce snow build-up on the steps, and larger windows in the driving cab doors to improve visibility.[3]

  • No. 1 end of prototype HD300-901 in May 2013
  • No. 1 end of full-production loco HD300-2 on delivery in October 2012
  • No. 2 end of full-production loco HD300-2 on delivery in October 2012

History
Prototype HD300-901 on delivery from Toshiba in March 2010

The prototype locomotive, HD300-901, was delivered from the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo to Tokyo Freight Terminal on 30 March 2010 for approximately six months of trials before being moved to Matsumoto in Nagano Prefecture later in the year to assess performance at higher altitudes.[5] The locomotive was moved to Sapporo Freight Terminal in Hokkaido in January 2011 to assess battery performance and adhesion in cold winter conditions.[6]

The prototype locomotive entered revenue service from 11 July 2011, on shunting operations at Tokyo Freight Terminal.[4]

The first full-production locomotive (numbered HD300-1) was delivered from the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo, in January 2012,[7] and entered service at Tokyo Freight Terminal from 8 February.[3]

In May 2012, the Class HD300-900 prototype was awarded the 2012 Laurel Prize, presented annually by the Japan Railfan Club.[8] A formal presentation ceremony was held at Tokyo Freight Terminal on 18 November 2012.[9]

In November 2014, the first Class HD300-500 locomotive, HD300-501, designed for operations in cold-climate areas, was delivered to Naebo Depot in Hokkaido.[10]

Fleet list
HD300-5 at Hachioji Station in April 2014
HD300-8 at Hachioji Station in March 2014
HD300-17 at Hachioji Station in October 2017
HD300-501 on delivery in November 2014

As of 1 March 2017, 29 Class HD300 locomotives are in service.[11]

Number Manufacturer Date delivered Remarks
HD300-901 Toshiba 30 March 2010 Prototype
HD300-1 17 January 2012[7] Full-production locomotives
HD300-2 26 October 2012[12]
HD300-3 13 November 2012[12]
HD300-4 13 December 2012[13]
HD300-5 30 May 2013[14]
HD300-6 20 June 2013[15]
HD300-7
HD300-8 29 August 2013[16]
HD300-9 29 August 2013[16]
HD300-10
HD300-11 31 October 2013[17]
HD300-12 31 October 2013[17]
HD300-13 21 November 2013[18]
HD300-14 12 December 2013[18]
HD300-15 9 January 2014[19]
HD300-16 April 2014[20]
HD300-17 October 2015[21]
HD300-18 November 2015[22]
HD300-19 December 2015[23]
HD300-20 January 2016[24]
HD300-21 October 2016[25]
HD300-22 October 2016[26]
HD300-23 November 2016[27]
HD300-24 December 2016[28]
HD300-25 January 2017[29]
HD300-26 December 2017[30]
HD300-27 January 2018
HD300-28 February 2018[31]
HD300-501 November 2014[10] Cold-climate type
HD300-502 November 2014
HD300-503 December 2014[32]

Classification
Main article: Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

The HD300 classification for this locomotive type is explained below. As with previous locomotive designs, the prototype is numbered HD300-901, with subsequent production locomotives numbered from HD300-1 onward.[1]

Further reading
  • Sugiyama, Giichi (August 2012). HD300形量産車 [Class HD300 Production Locomotive]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52 no. 616. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 62–67.

References
  1. 新型入換専用機関車(試作)の形式名とデザインについて [Class name and design of new shunting locomotive prototype] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan Freight Railway. 10 February 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  2. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [New rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 39 no. 312. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. April 2010. p. 124.
  3. HD300形式ハイブリッド機関車「量産車」の運転開始について [Entry into service of Class HD300 hybrid locomotive] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Freight Railway Company. 16 February 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.
  4. HD300形式ハイブリッド機関車の営業使用開始について [Class HD300 hybrid locomotive enters revenue service] (PDF). News Release (in Japanese). Japan Freight Railway. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2011. Retrieved 19 July 2011.
  5. 国内初のＨＶ機関車　ＪＲ貨物が試作車を報道陣に公開 [JR Freight unveils prototype of Japan's first hybrid locomotive to media]. The Sankei Shimbun (in Japanese). Japan. 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 29 March 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2010.
  6. HD300-901，札幌貨物ターミナルで寒冷地走行試験 [HD300-901 tested in cold conditions at Sapporo Freight Terminal]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2011.
  7. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 334. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. February 2012. p. 125.
  8. ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞　選定車両一覧 [Blue Ribbon Award & Laurel Prize Winner List] (in Japanese). Japan: Japan Railfan Club. 29 May 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  9. ブルーリボン賞・ローレル賞受賞式 [Blue Ribbon and Laurel Prize Presentation Ceremonies]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 53 no. 622. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. February 2013. p. 64.
  10. HD300-501が苗穂車両所に [HD300-501 at Naebo Depot]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  11. Kisumi, Kenzo (April 2017). 世代交代が進むJR貨物の機関車 [Advances in handover between generations for JR Freight locomotives]. Tetsudo Club (in Japanese). Vol. 2. Japan: Cosmic Publishing. p. 98. ISBN 978-4-7747-8338-3.
  12. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 343. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. November 2012. p. 126.
  13. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 41 no. 344. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. December 2012. p. 127.
  14. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 350. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. June 2013. p. 128.
  15. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 351. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. July 2013. p. 124.
  16. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 353. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. September 2013. p. 124.
  17. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 355. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. November 2013. p. 128.
  18. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 42 no. 356. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. December 2013. p. 128.
  19. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling Stock Delivery Schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine. Vol. 43 no. 357. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. January 2014. p. 124.
  20. HD300形が西岡山まで甲種輸送される [Class HD300 delivered to Nishi-Okayama]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 6 April 2014. Retrieved 9 April 2014.
  21. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44 no. 378. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. October 2015. p. 125.
  22. HD300-18が甲種輸送される [HD300-18 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 7 November 2015. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
  23. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 44 no. 380. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. December 2015. p. 128.
  24. HD300-20 甲種輸送 [HD300-20 delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
  25. HD300形 甲種輸送 [Class HD300 delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 6 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  26. HD300形 甲種輸送 [Class HD300 delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 13 October 2016. Retrieved 13 October 2016.
  27. HD300-23の甲種輸送をEF66 33がけん引 [HD300-23 hauled by EF66 33]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 17 November 2016. Archived from the original on 17 November 2016. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  28. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 392. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. December 2016. p. 127.
  29. 甲種鉄道車両輸送計画表 [Rolling stock delivery schedule]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 46 no. 393. Japan: Kotsu Shimbun. January 2017. p. 124.
  30. HD300形甲種輸送 [Class HD300 delivered]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 6 December 2017. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  31. HD300-28が甲種輸送される [HD300-28 delivered]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 8 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  32. "HD300-503が出場る" [HD300-503 outshopped]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
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