#1944· JNR ED10
JNR Class ED10
🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Westinghouse Electric Corporation· from 1922· class of 2 Japanese electric locomotives
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. JGR-ED10ElectricLocomotive: 鉄道情報社· Public domain
- 2. JNR ED10-2: Rsa· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. JNR-ED10: Kone· Public domain
what is it?
The Class ED10 (ED10形) was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive that operated in Japan from 1922. The two locomotives in the class were designed and built by Westinghouse Electric (electrical components) and Baldwin (mechanical components) in 1922. Originally designated "Class 1000", the locomotives were reclassified ED10 in 1928.
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 104 years ago, in 1922.
- 820 kW is about 10 family cars (~85 kW each) flat out.
- 12.1 m long: about 3 cars parked nose to tail.
- Served for 38 years (1922–1960).
electric locomotive: Draws power from overhead wires or a third rail and pulls separate carriages.
spec sheet
- built
- 1922
- in service from
- 1922
- retired
- 1960
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Electric
- traction
- electric
- origin
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- builders
- Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Ministry of Railways, Japanese National Railways, Seibu Railway
- top speed
- 65 km/h
- power
- 820 kW
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- electric system
- 1,500 V DC
- wheel arrangement
- Bo-Bo
- length
- 12.1 m
- Dutch name
- JNR ED10
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q11421783, Wikipedia: JNR Class ED10 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.