Meitetsu Class EL120

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, will replace the Meitetsu fleet of two DeKi 400 and four DeKi 600 locomotives during fiscal 2015.[1]

Meitetsu Class EL120
Locomotive 122 in April 2015
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Toshiba Build date 2015 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 12,000 mm (39 ft 4 in) Width 2,731 mm (8 ft 11.5 in) Loco weight 39.8 t Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Current pickup(s) overhead wire Safety systems Meitetsu ATS
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph) Power output 760 kW (1,020 hp)
Career Operators Meitetsu Number in class 2 Numbers 121-122 Locale Aichi Prefecture Delivered 1 February 2015 Disposition Operational

History

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

1. 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

• 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.