#2029· JNR ED15

JNR Class ED15

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· from 1924· Japanese electric locomotive type operated between 1926 and 1060

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. ED15 1 (No 1 end) Hitachi Mito Factory 20170603: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
2. ED15 1 (side) Hitachi Mito Factory 20170603: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Class ED15 (ED15形) was an electric locomotive formerly operated in Japan from 1924 until 1960. The Class ED15 was the first mainline electric locomotive type to be built domestically in Japan.

who runs it

Japanese National Railways Ministry of Railways

base stats

power 820 kWpower output
weight 59 tin working order
built 3made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 102 years ago, in 1924.
820 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 10 African elephants (~6 t each).

electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.

spec sheet

built: 1924–1926
retired: 1960
status: retired
number built: 3
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Hitachi
operators: Japanese National Railways, Ministry of Railways
top speed: —
power: 820 kW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system: 1,500 V DC overhead line
wheel arrangement: B + B
weight: 59 t
Dutch name: JNR ED15

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q11421789, Wikipedia: JNR Class ED15 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.