Seibu Class E31
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 Seibu Class E31 electric locomotive No. E34 on display at Minami-Iriso Depot Open Day, September 2007 | |
| Power type | Electric |
|---|---|
| Builder | Seibu (Tokorozawa) |
| Build date | 1986-1987 |
| Total production | 4 |
| UIC classification | Bo-Bo |
| Gauge | 1,067 mm |
| Electric system(s) | 1,500 V DC |
| Traction motors | DC |
| Power output | 520 kW |
| Career | Seibu Railway |
| Number in class | 4 |
The E31 is a class of four DC electric locomotives operated by Seibu Railway in Japan.
Four locos (numbered E31 to E34) were built at Seibu's Tokorozawa factory between 1986 and 1987 to replace ageing first-generation electric locomotives on freight services and track maintenance train duties. The DT-20A bogies were reused from former JNR 80 series EMUs, and the traction motors were modified from former EMU motors.
They are normally used in pairs top-and-tailing permanent way maintenance trains and to haul newly-delivered rolling stock.
Locomotive number E33 was withdrawn on 31 January 2009, becoming the first of the class to be withdrawn.[1]
See also
References
- "西武鉄道 電気機関車小史２" (Short History of Seibu Electric Locomotives) by Fumio Gotō in January 2009 issue of Japan Railfan Magazine, p.138-143
- ↑ "私鉄車両のうごき (Private Railway Fleet Movements)". Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō (Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun) 38 (303): p124. July 2009.
External links
- Seibu Railway website (Japanese)
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