Spot the difference, JRF’s EF210-0 & EF210-100 illustrated.
JR FREIGHT (JRF) EF210-100 No. 112 speeds off the flyover and onto the Musashino line, at Niishi-Urawa, Saitama prefecture, on July 17th, 2009, with a smart train of Japan Oil Termina Co. bogie tank wagons. There are a number of subtle differences between this, the second production batch of 1,500V dc electric EF210s, and the original build. Note the Eco-Power branding and single-arm pantographs for instance.
JR貨物 EF210-100 Bo-Bo-Bo 直流1,500V 電気機関車 112 @ 西浦和駅、埼玉県、日本、2009年7月17日。
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A pair of the cute little ED75s, still hanging around in Northern Japan.
CONTAINER SERVICES ARE by far the main employment for the remaining JR Freight (JRF) ED75-1000 Bo-Bo 20kV ac electric locomotives based out of Sendai depot in Northern Japan. On July 20th, 2009, No. 1010 powers a southbound intermodal through the bleak surroundings of Rikuzen-Sanno station, in Miyagi Prefecture (just north of Sendai itself).
JR貨物 EF75-1000 Bo-Bo 交流20kV 電気機関車 1010 @ 陸前山王駅、宮城県 、日本、2009/7/20.
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Two smart examples of the classic EF81 electric.
THE PLAIN RED livery on JR East/East Japan Railway Co. EF81 Bo-Bo-Bo 1,500V dc/20kV ac electric locomotive No. 94 has been tastefully amended with a shooting star logo reflecting its sleeper duties as it awaits its next duty at Tabata Yard, Kita Ward, Tokyo, Japan, on July 19th, 2009.
JR 東日本 枕木 EF81 Bo-Bo-Bo 直流1,500V/交流20kV 電気機関車 94 @ 田端、北区、東京都、日本、2009/7/19.
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Two views from my recent trip to Japan.
ONE OF THE oddest Japanese locomotive designs that I’ve come across, the JR Freight (JRF) DD51 B-2-B diesel-hydraulics have a unique charm all of their own. On July 23rd, 2009, a broadside of No. 1184 was recorded at Tsuchizaki, in Akita Prefecture, as the 18-metre long machine worked an Akita-ko docks to Tsuchizaki yard transfer job.
JR貨物 DD51 B-2-B 油圧式ディーゼル 1184 @ 土崎駅, 秋田県, 日本, 2009/7/23.
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A pair of privately-owned Swiss locomotives.
THIS 1977-BUILT Henschel DHG1200 854kW (1160hp) B’B’ diesel looks terrifically smart in its Carlo Vanoli AG yellow and black livery as it sits at Erstfeld Shed on the Gotthardbahn, Switzerland, on April 24th, 2009. Built for Danish operator Varde-Nørre Nebel Jernbane as the DL14, it is now classed as Bm 847 with the number 847 853-9 and name Lok Goldau.
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