Product Description

[Summary]
- Upon AC electrification of Kyushu district, AC electric locomotives for 60Hz, which appeared with the ED72 ED73
Is.

[Vehicle]
- ED73 an AC electric locomotive of 60Hz for when AC electrification of Kyushu district, appeared with the ED72
Is. 22 both was inaugurated between 1963 to 1962. ED73 of cargo machine design,
Instead intermediate carriage for structure shortened the body by bypassing steam heating device of the ED72 (SG), full length
But now with 14,400 mm shorter than the ED72 form. Pantograph projecting the body forward of the ED73
Features. 1000s eligible machine modification has been applied to high-speed freight train traction than 1968
It has been converted into. Then, end-of-life vehicles began in the wake of a move in the EF70 from Hokuriku, from 1980
Retirement proceeds ED76 is increased Bei, and it was with all machine scrapped in 1982.
- Tokyo Shibaura Electric manufacturing November 27 1962, 1003 Unit is modified from Unit 3 July 10, 1968
Directly below. 1016 Unit has been stored in the JR Kyushu Kokura plant currently.

[ED73 vehicle data]
- Total length: 14,400 mm
- Weight: 67.2t
- Electrical system: single-phase AC 60Hz · 20kV
- Rated output: 1,900 kW
- Both: 22 both