JNR Class EH10

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi
Build date	1954-1957

Class EH10
Class EH10
	EH10 16
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Toshiba, Kawasaki, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Hitachi
Build date	1954-1957
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length	22,500 mm (73 ft 10 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2 in)
Height	3,960 mm (13 ft 0 in)
Loco weight	116 tons
Electric system/s	1,500 V DC
Traction motors	DC
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output	2,530 kW
Tractive effort	191.0 kN
Operators
Career
Operators	Japanese National Railways
Number in class	64
Disposition	All withdrawn

The EH10 class of electric locomotives were Bo′Bo′+Bo′Bo′ wheel arrangement two-unit DC freight locomotives operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan from 1954 until 1982.^[1]^[2]

The exterior was designed by industrial designer Masao Hagiwara.^{[citation needed]}

The EH10 was used for 1,200 tonne freight trains on the Tōkaidō Main Line between Tokyo (Shiodome) and Osaka (Umeda).

Preserved examples

One example, EH10 61, is preserved at Higashi-Awaji Minami Park in Osaka.

The EH0 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

^ Inoue, Kōichi (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] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 100–101. ISBN 978-4-381-10338-3.
^ ^a ^b Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&jr 保存車大全 2015-2016 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 30, 122. ISBN 978-4863209282.