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Locomotive, Electric, JNR, EF66

Vehicle - Rail - Locomotive - JNR Class EF66
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NameLocomotive, Electric, JNR, EF66
RegionJapan
CategoryRail
TypeLocomotive
SubTypeElectric
VarietyJNR Class EF66
ManufacturerKawasaki Heavy Industries (Details)
EraJP Stage 3: Post-war Recovery (1945–1987)
Source of TextWikipedia
Text Credit URLLink
Year(s) of Production1966 - 1991



History: The Class EF66 (EF66形) is a six-axle, three-bogied (Bo′Bo′Bo′) DC electric locomotive designed for fast freight used by Japanese National Railways (JNR) and later operated by its descendants JR West and JR Freight. As of 1 April 2016, 39 locomotives remained in service, all operated by JR Freight.
Railroad/Company:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd. (KHI) (川崎重工業株式会社 Kawasaki Jūkōgyō Kabushiki-gaisha) /kaʊ.əˈsɑːki/ is a Japanese public multinational corporation primarily known as a manufacturer of motorcycles, heavy equipment, aerospace and defense equipment, rolling stock and ships. It is also active in the production of industrial robots, gas turbines, boilers and other industrial products. The company is named after its founder Shōzō Kawasaki, and has dual headquarters in Chūō-ku, Kobe and Minato, Tokyo.

KHI is known as one of the three major heavy industrial manufacturers of Japan, alongside Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and IHI. Prior to World War II, KHI was part of the Kobe Kawasaki zaibatsu, which included Kawasaki Steel and Kawasaki Kisen. After the war, KHI became part of the DKB Group (keiretsu).

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Item created by: gdm on 2021-01-24 15:12:55. Last edited by Alain LM on 2022-02-10 07:51:20

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