JR Freight Class EH500
The EH500 class of electric locomotives are two-unit multi-system AC/DC freight locomotives operated by JR Freight in Japan. They have a Bo-Bo+Bo-Bo wheel arrangement.
The locomotives are built at the Toshiba factory in Fuchū, Tokyo. Initially, they were all based at Sendai depot for use on long-distance container trains from the Tokyo area to Hokkaido via the Tōhoku Main Line, replacing DC EF65s south of Kuroiso, pairs of AC ED75s north of Kuroiso, and pairs of AC ED79s through the Seikan Tunnel.
In 2004, locomotives EH500-25 and EH500-27 were loaned in turn to Kitakyushu depot for trials. From 2007, a number of EH500s were transferred to Kitakyushu depot for use on 1,300 tonne freight trains between Honshu and Kyushu through the Kanmon Tunnel, replacing ageing AC ED76s and dual-voltage EF81-300s and EF81-400s.
As of 1 April 2012, the fleet totalled 76 locomotives (EH500-901 and EH500-1 to EH500-75).
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