JNR Class EF65

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'Bo'Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT115B (outer), DT116C (centre)
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (44.09 in)
Length	16,500 mm (54 ft 1+5⁄8 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height	3,819 mm (12 ft 6+3⁄8 in)
Loco weight	96 tonnes; (94 long tons; 106 short tons)
Electric system/s	1,500 V DC Overhead catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	DC motors (MT52A) (x6)
Transmission	One-stage reduction gear (18:69)
Loco brake	Air and Electrical regenerative
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	ATS-SF

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Fuji Electric, Kawasaki Sharyō, Kisha, Nippon Sharyo, Toshiba
Build date	1965–1979
Total produced	308

Class EF65
Class EF65
	JR East EF65 1104, February 2021
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Fuji Electric, Kawasaki Sharyō, Kisha, Nippon Sharyo, Toshiba
Build date	1965–1979
Total produced	308
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo'Bo'Bo'
• Commonwealth	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Bogies	DT115B (outer), DT116C (centre)
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (44.09 in)
Length	16,500 mm (54 ft 1+5⁄8 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height	3,819 mm (12 ft 6+3⁄8 in)
Loco weight	96 tonnes; (94 long tons; 106 short tons)
Electric system/s	1,500 V DC Overhead catenary
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	DC motors (MT52A) (x6)
Transmission	One-stage reduction gear (18:69)
Loco brake	Air and Electrical regenerative
Train brakes	Air
Safety systems	ATS-SF
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	110 km/h (70 mph)
Power output	2.55 MW (3,420 hp)
Tractive effort	199.43 kN (44,830 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	JNR, JR West, JR East, JR Freight
Number in class	52 (as of 1 April 2016)
Delivered	1965
Preserved	7
Disposition	52 still in service

The Class EF65 (EF65形) is a 6-axle (Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement) DC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965. A total of 308 locomotives were built between 1965 and 1979, with 52 still in service as of 1 April 2016.