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Product Description ■ The ED76 500 series, which has a large head mark and played an active role in express train sleeping car traction in the electrified section, is now available with JR specifications.
[Product introduction]
The ED76 series is an AC electric locomotive of JNR born in 1965 (1965).
Based on the famous AC locomotive ED75, the body length is extended to load a steam generator (commonly called SG) for passenger car heating. In order to cope with the increased weight of the body by loading water and fuel into the SG, it is equipped with a non-powered intermediate bogie. Although it is a D type, it is as large as the F type, and it can enter the section with low line specifications by adjusting the air spring pressure of the intermediate bogie.
The 500 series appeared in 1968 (1968) as the first electrified section of the Hakodate Main Line between Otaru and Takikawa. Since then, it has been active in the middle section of Hokkaido.
Even after the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars. Especially, it was featured with a large head mark for the express train sleeping car "Taisetsu" and "Rishiri".
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used as a locomotive that led the passenger trains of Hokkaido.
It is recommended as a towing machine for the "Marumo / Taisetsu / Rishiri" "No. 500 of Series 10-1953" and "Taisetsu / Rishiri" "express train sleeping car.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow sleeper trains of Series 14 passenger cars and local trains of Series 50 51 passenger cars.
After the transition to JR, it was used to tow passenger trains of Hokkaido.
It the transition to JR, it was used to tow 518 521 507 512 518 521 150 507 512 Rishiri Rishiri