#3831· JNR ED76

JNR Class ED76

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Hitachi· from 1965· Japanese electric locomotive type

⚡ electric locomotive electric ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. JNR ED76 509 20071019 2: 出々吾壱 at Japanese Wikipedia· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. JR Kyushu ED76-70 Sleeping Express Naha: Sui-setz· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. JNR ED76 501 sapporo: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
4. JNR ED76 505: 100yen· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. JNR ED76 509: 100yen· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. JR Freight ED76 1008 nichinan kokura: spaceaero2· CC BY 3.0
7. JR hokkaido ED76 522: spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. JR hokkaido ED76 551: spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. JR kyusyu ED76 78 Southern Cross: spaceaero2· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. JNR ED76-1: Jihara19· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The Class ED76 (ED76形) is a Bo-2-Bo wheel arrangement AC electric locomotive type operated on passenger and freight services in Japan since 1965, originally by Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido), Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu) and Japan Freight Railway Company (JR Freight). As of 1 April 2016, just 10 locomotives remained in service, all operated by JR Freight.

who runs it

Japanese National Railways Kyushu Railway Company Japan Freight Railway Company Hokkaido Railway Company

base stats

speed 100 km/htop speed
power 1.9 MWpower output
weight 87 tin working order
built 139made 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 61 years ago, in 1965.
1.9 MW is about 22 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).
17.4 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.
Still in service after 61 years.

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

spec sheet

built: 1965–1979
in service from: 1965
status: in service
number built: 139
kind: Electric
traction: electric
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Toshiba
operators: Japanese National Railways, Kyushu Railway Company, Japan Freight Railway Company, Hokkaido 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 wire
wheel arrangement: Bo'2Bo'
length: 17.4 m
weight: 87 t
Dutch name: JNR ED76

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

Sources: Wikidata Q6108607, Wikipedia: JNR Class ED76 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.