JR Freight Class DF200 – Wikipedia

before-content-x4

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

after-content-x4

Japanese diesel locomotive class

Class DF200
JRF-DF200-901&DF200-6.jpg

DF200-901 and DF200-6 in January 2008

Type and origin
Power type Diesel-electric
Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Build date 1992–2013
Total produced 50
Rebuilder Hitachi
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UIC Bo′Bo′Bo′
 • Commonwealth Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies 2-2-2
Wheel diameter 910 mm (35.83 in)
Length 19,600 mm (64 ft 3+58 in)
Width 2,944 mm (9 ft 7+78 in)
Height 4,078 mm (13 ft 4+12 in)
Axle load (?)
Loco weight 96 t
(94 long tons; 106 short tons)
Traction motors FMT100×6
Performance figures
Maximum speed 110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output 3,400 hp (2,500 kW) @ 1,800 rpm
3,600 hp (2,700 kW) @ 1,800 rpm (DF200-50/100)
Tractive effort 33,390 kgf (73,600 lbf)
Career
Operators JR Freight, JR Kyushu
Number in class 49 (as of 1 March 2017)
First run 1994
Withdrawn 1 unit withdrawn in 2012 following accident damage
Disposition In operation

The Class DF200 (DF200形) is a Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement diesel-electric locomotive type operated by the Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight)[1] and the Kyushu Railway Company.

As of 1 March 2017, JR Freight operates 48 Class DF200s, and JR Kyushu operates one (DF200-7000).[2]

after-content-x4

Variants[edit]

  • DF200-900
  • DF200-0
  • DF200-50
  • DF200-100
  • DF200-200
  • DF200-7000 (JR Kyushu)

DF200-900[edit]

The pre-production locomotive DF200-901 was delivered in March 1992 for testing. It has two MTU 12V396TE14 diesel engines.[1]

DF200-0[edit]

Full-production batch delivered from 1994. Red “JRF” logos were later replaced by white logos. 12 locomotives were built.[1]

DF200-50[edit]

Batch built from March 2000 with Komatsu SDA12V170-1 diesel engines in place of the earlier MTU engines. External changes include grey front-end skirts, white “JRF” logos, and “Red Bear Eco Power” logos. 13 locomotives were built.[1]

DF200-100[edit]

Batch built from August 2005 to December 2011 with IGBT VVVF inverters.[1] 23 Class DF200-100 locomotives were built.[3]

DF200-200[edit]

In 2016, DF200-123 was moved from Hokkaido to Suita Depot in Osaka,[4] where it underwent modifications and renumbering to DF200-223 before being returned to service on the Kansai Main Line in the Nagoya area.[2][5] This was followed by locomotives DF200-116 and DF200-120, which were similarly modified and renumbered DF200-216 and DF200-220 respectively in 2018.[6]

DF200-7000[edit]

The dedicated Seven Stars in Kyushu locomotive, DF200-7000, in September 2013

A dedicated Class DF200-7000 diesel locomotive was built in 2013 for JR Kyushu’s Seven Stars in Kyushu luxury excursion train. Built specially for use in Kyushu and finished in a deep maroon livery, the locomotive was built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries in Kobe, and delivered in July 2013.[7][8]

Classification[edit]

The DF200 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

  • D: Diesel locomotive
  • F: Six driving axles
  • 200: Diesel-electric locomotive with AC motors

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e JR全車輌ハンドブック2006 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2006]. Japan: Neko Publishing. 2006. ISBN 978-4-7770-0453-9.
  2. ^ a b 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. pp. 98–100. ISBN 978-4-7747-8338-3.
  3. ^ JR車両ファイル2012 [JR Rolling Stock File 2012]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 52, no. 615. Japan: Kōyūsha Co., Ltd. July 2012. p. 64.
  4. ^ DF200-123が吹田機関区へ [DF200-123 moved to Suita Depot]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.
  5. ^ JR車両ファイル2016 [JR Rolling Stock File 2016]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 56, no. 663. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. July 2016. p. 56.
  6. ^ DF200-220が出 [DF200-220 outshopped]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 7 February 2018. Archived from the original on 9 February 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
  7. ^ JR九州「ななつ星in九州」の概要を発表 [JR Kyushu announces details of “Seven Stars in Kyushu”]. Railway Journal (550): 146. August 2012.
  8. ^ ななつ星の機関車完成、いざ九州へ [Seven Stars locomotive completed and delivered to Kyushu]. Yomiuri Online (in Japanese). Japan: The Yomiuri Shimbun. 2 July 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-07-07. Retrieved 2 July 2013.

External links[edit]



after-content-x4