Class EF210

Class EF210
JR Freight EF210 electric locomotive EF210-134 in June 2009
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Build date 1996–present
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 18,200 mm (59 ft 9 in) Width 2,887 mm (9 ft 5.7 in) Height 3,980 mm (13 ft 1 in) Loco weight 100.8 t Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Traction motors AC
Performance figures Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph) Power output 3,390 kW Tractive effort 199 kN
Career Operators JR Freight Number in class 103 (as of August 2017[update]) First run 1996 Disposition Operational

The Class EF210 (EF210形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight) on freight services in Japan.

The locomotives are built at the factory in Kobe. Based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, they are primarily used on freight on the Tokaido Main Line and Sanyo Main Line, replacing Class EF66 locomotives.

As of 1 April 2016^[update], 101 EF210s were operated by JR Freight, based at Shin-Tsurumi (Kawasaki), Suita (Osaka), and Okayama depots.

The pre-production prototype, EF210-901, was delivered to Shin-Tsurumi depot in 1996.

EF210-901 in March 2010

Following evaluation of the prototype version, the first full-production locomotive, EF210-1, was delivered to Okayama in July 1998. A number of minor improvements were incorporated, with the main external differences from the prototype being as follows.

All 18 of the EF210-0s are allocated to Okayama Depot.

The EF210-100 sub-class incorporates a number of minor improvements were incorporated, including the use of single-arm pantographs, and IGBT replacing GTO.

EF210-100s are based at Okayama, Shin-Tsurumi, and Suita (Osaka) depots, with 73 locomotives in operation as of 1 April 2016^[update].

The EF210-300 subclass was introduced from March 2013 to replace the dedicated Class EF67 banking locomotives that assist freight trains on the steeply-graded "Senohachi" section of the Sanyō Main Line between Seno and Hachihonmatsu. The first locomotive, EF210-301, was delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Hyogo on 3 September 2012. It entered service from the start opf the revised timetable on 16 March 2013. The second locomotive entered service from 28 April 2013.