#1991
Meitetsu DeKi 300
π―π΅ Japan Β·built by Nippon SharyoΒ· from 1923Β· class of 6 Japanese electric locomotives
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- 1. Meitetsu Type Deki 305: γΎγΒ· Public domain
what is it?
The Meitetsu DeKi 300 (ειγγ300ε½’, Meitetsu Deki 300-gata) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan. The locomotives were used primarily on track maintenance trains, but following their withdrawal in 2014, only one locomotive, DeKi 303, remains in use, limited to depot shunting duties at Meitetsu's Maigi Maintenance Depot.
who runs it
base stats
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 103 years ago, in 1923.
- Weighs about as much as 5 African elephants (~6 t each).
- 10.2 m long: about 2 cars parked nose to tail.
- Still in service after 103 years.
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1923β1929
- in service from
- 1923
- status
- in service
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- π―π΅ Japan
- builders
- Nippon Sharyo, Mitsubishi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- operators
- Nagoya Railroad
- top speed
- β
- power
- 240 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo-Bo
- length
- 10.2 m
- weight
- 30.5 t
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q5243953, Wikipedia: Meitetsu DeKi 300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.