Tags: Locomotive.

The Class EF500 (EF500形) was a prototype Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement multi-voltage AC/DC electric locomotive formerly operated by JR Freight in Japan.Intended as a prototype for a new fleet of high-power electric locomotives to haul freight trains northward from Tokyo to Hokkaido the sole member of the class EF500-901 was built jointly by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Electric and delivered to Shin-Tsurumi Depot in August 1990.

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height (cm)
4.28
length (km)
20.0
width (mm)
2.905
active years end year
1990-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1990-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
builder
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Mitsubishi Electric
number built
1
top speed (kmh)
120.0

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