Product Description

- JNR manufactured the ED75 type 500 number for prototype in 1966 (Showa 41) in order to conduct various tests for the first electrification opening in Hokkaido. The result of various tests was born in the ED76 type 500 number.
- The form is the same as the ED No. 76 type 0, 1000 th generation for Kyushu, but installing through the front for heavy control over control type, storage of high pressure equipment with emphasis on resistance to cold tolerance in the body, control The system is also different, the exterior, structure and performance are completely different locomotives.
- The ED series model No. 500 is the same as the opening of the Takigawa-Asahikawa electrification stretch in 1969 (Showa 44) year, and 22 vehicles with Toshiba twice in line with the opening of the Otaru-Takigawa electrification Hakodate line 1968 (Showa 43) year It was manufactured in Mitsubishi.
- All machines, assigned to Iwamizawa Division 2 organization district, between Otaru and Asahikawa are active places, the 500's are equipped with a dual control over control, and the traction of heavy cargo trains was also possible. However, because it was equipped with steam heating, it was mainly devoted to the operation of passenger train towing, and it also worked for express towing such as [Niseko] · [Haku wins] · [heavy snow] · [Rishiri].
- ED Type 567 Unit 551 in the 1989 (Showa 63) year since the Seikan Tunnel opened, due to the increase in the number of trains, locomotive shortage, the number 514 in the 500th generation that was in surplus state, 1989 (Heisei) Removed steam heating for the Seikan tunnel, was equipped with electric heating and was modified with modification according to model ED79 and was born. Body painting is painted red 2 at the top, gray at the bottom, white stripe at the border of red and gray, and with the type ED79 [Hokutosei] · [Elm] · [Japan Sea] · [Straits] · [Hamanasu] Although he was pulling a passenger train, in the latter years he was mainly pulling [Twilight Express] from the relationship of the car body length.
- In 1999 (Heisei 11) year, Hakodate Main Line electrification 30th anniversary commemorative train is the most redirected to the original red No. 2 color.
- In ED No. 56 type 500 number which contributed to electrification in Hokkaido, it gradually became surplus and all of the aircraft disappeared in 1994 (Heisei 6), ED type 565 No. 551 was scrapped in 2001 (Heisei 13) It has been formatted and disappeared.
- This time, we have commercialized the prototype for the 500 th generation and the later years, and the 551 th red / gray era and red No. 2 revival paint era.

Product Specifications

Item series

Pre-Colored Completed , Electric Locomotive

Organization

Hokkaido Railway (JR Hokkaido)

Region

Hokkaido , Tohoku

Item code

12109

JAN code

4571141135006

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