Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 300

The Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 300 (秩父鉄道デキ300形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, primarily on freight services, since 1967.[1]

Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 300
DeKi 301 in May 2010
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Hitachi Build date 1967 Total produced 3
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Loco weight 50 t Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Current pickup(s) overhead wire Train heating None
Performance figures Power output 920 kW
Career Operators Chichibu Railway Number in class 3 (as of 1 April 2016) Numbers DeKi 301–303 Locale Saitama Prefecture Disposition Operational

As of 1 April 2016, all of the original three locomotives are in operation.[2]

History

Three locomotives, DeKi 301 to 303, were built in 1967.[1] The design was broadly based on the earlier Class DeKi 200 locomotives, with four 230 kW traction motors, although the non-standard bogie design of the DeKi 200 was not used.[1] The cab window sun visors of the DeKi 200 were also discontinued on the DeKi 300.[1]

Fleet details

Number	Manufacturer	Year built	Year withdrawn	Notes
DeKi 301	Hitachi	1967
DeKi 302	Hitachi	1967
DeKi 303	Hitachi	1967

• 
  DeKi 301 in November 2006
• 
  DeKi 302 in June 2012
• 
  DeKi 303 in October 2012

References

1. ELダイヤ情報21 [Electric Loco Timetable Information 21]. Tokyo, Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2012. p. 73. ISBN 978-4330320120.
2. 私鉄車両編成表 2016 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 17. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.