#4086· JNR DD16

JNR Class DD16

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Japanese National Railways· from 1971· Class of diesel locomotives operated in Japan

🛤️ diesel locomotive diesel ✓ in service

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. JRE-DD1611-01: Rs1421· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. DD16 17 Otaru Museum 20090830 (1): DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
3. DD16 20 THSRMWS 1: Shih-Han Lin· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. DD16 36 Omiya Works 19940810: DAJF· CC BY-SA 4.0
5. DD16 62: Alt_winmaerik· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. DD16 wakasa: Rick330· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. JNR DD16 15: 100yen 14:19, 10 May 2007 (UTC)· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. JRE-DD16-300: Cassiopeia sweet· Public domain
9. DD16 7 RTRI Kokubunji 20120224: t-mizo· CC BY 2.0
10. JRE DD16-11+View Coaster Kazekko at Matsumoto Station 2016-07-02: Koichiro Yoshida from Osaka, Japan· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The Class DD16 (DD16形) is a four-axle Bo-Bo wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated in Japan since 1972. A total of 65 locomotives were built between 1971 and 1975, and as of 1 April 2016, one locomotive remains in service, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

who runs it

Japanese National Railways West Japan Railway Company Kyushu Railway Company East Japan Railway Company Taiwan High Speed Rail Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation

base stats

speed 75 km/htop speed
power 597 kWpower output
weight 48 tin working order
built 65made 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 55 years ago, in 1971.
597 kW is about 7 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
Weighs about as much as 8 African elephants (~6 t each).
11.8 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
Still in service after 55 years.

diesel locomotive: A diesel engine on board drives the wheels, usually through a generator (diesel-electric).

spec sheet

built: 1971–1975
in service from: 1971
status: in service
number built: 65
kind: Diesel-hydraulic
traction: diesel
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Japanese National Railways, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Nippon Sharyo
operators: Japanese National Railways, West Japan Railway Company, Kyushu Railway Company, East Japan Railway Company, Taiwan High Speed Rail, Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
top speed: 75 km/h
power: 597 kW
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: Bo’Bo’
length: 11.8 m
weight: 48 t
Dutch name: JNR DD16

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

Sources: Wikidata Q11421757, Wikipedia: JNR Class DD16 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.