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Meitetsu Class EL120

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Meitetsu Class EL120
Locomotive 122 in April 2015
Type and origin
Power typeElectric
BuilderToshiba
Build date2015
Total produced2
Specifications
Configuration:
 • UICBo-Bo
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length12,000 mm (39 ft 4 in)
Width2,731 mm (8 ft 11.5 in)
Loco weight39.8 t
Electric system/s1,500 V DC
Current pickup(s)overhead wire
Safety systemsMeitetsu ATS
Performance figures
Maximum speed100 km/h (60 mph)
Power output760 kW (1,020 hp)
Career
OperatorsMeitetsu
Number in class2
Numbers121-122
LocaleAichi Prefecture
Delivered1 February 2015
DispositionOperational

The Meitetsu Class EL120 (名鉄EL120形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 2015.[1] The two locomotives, numbered 121 and 122, replaced the fleet of Meitetsu's two DeKi 400 and four DeKi 600 locomotives during fiscal 2015.[1]

History

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The two locomotives 121 and 122 were delivered from the Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo to Meitetsu's Maigi Maintenance Depot on 1 February 2015.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b 名古屋鉄道EL120形 [Meitetsu Class EL120]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 649. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. May 2015. pp. 55–57.
  2. ^ EL120形 重連試運転実施 [Class EL120 test run]. RM News (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. 23 February 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2015.

Further reading

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  • Watanabe, Masahiko (June 2015). 名古屋鉄道EL120形 [Meitetsu Class EL120]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 650. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 70–73.