#3726· JNR ED75

JNR Class ED75

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· from 1963· class of 302 Japanese electric locomotives

⚡ electric locomotive electric ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Ed75 143: Kuha455405· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. ED75 1010: Mutimaro· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. ED75 501 Otaru Museum 20090830: DAJF· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. ED75 775 Saitama Railway Museum 20120525: Uka0310· CC BY 2.0
5. JNR-EL-ED75-304: wxrx· CC BY 3.0
6. JNR ED75-1: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. JNR ED75-501: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. JNR ED75 1017 20070325: 出々吾壱 at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. JNR ED75 1037 19880212: ja:User:永尾信幸· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. JNR ED75 757 20020731: 出々吾壱 at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The Class ED75 (ED75形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1963. A total of 302 locomotives were built by Hitachi, Mitsubishi, and Toshiba between 1963 and 1976. As of 1 April 2016, just five locomotives remained in service, all operated by JR East.

who runs it

Japanese National Railways Japan Freight Railway Company East Japan Railway Company

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1.9 MWpower output
weight 67.2 tin working order
built 302made 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 63 years ago, in 1963.
1.9 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 11 African elephants (~6 t each).
14.3 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Still in service after 63 years.

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

spec sheet

built: 1963–1976
in service from: 1963
status: in service
number built: 302
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
operators: Japanese National Railways, Japan Freight Railway Company, East Japan Railway Company
top speed: 100 km/h
power: 1.9 MW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
electric system: 20 kV AC at 50/60 Hz Overhead catenary
wheel arrangement: Bo-Bo
length: 14.3 m
weight: 67.2 t
Dutch name: JNR ED75

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11086319, Wikipedia: JNR Class ED75 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.