Meitetsu DeKi 600

The Meitetsu DeKi 600 (名鉄デキ600形, Meitetsu Deki 600-gata) was a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement electric locomotive type operated by private railway operator Nagoya Railroad (Meitetsu) in Japan from 1943 until 2015.

Meitetsu DeKi 600
DeKi 602 in December 2003
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Toshiba Build date 1943-1945 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 11,050 mm (36 ft 3 in) Width 2,865 mm (9 ft 4.8 in) Height 4,050 mm (13 ft 3 in) Loco weight 40.0 t Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Current pickup(s) overhead wire Traction motors 110 kW x 4
Performance figures Power output 440 kW
Career Operators Meitetsu Numbers DeKi 601-604 Locale Aichi Prefecture Withdrawn July 2015 Scrapped 2015 Disposition All scrapped

Operations

Originally used to haul freight trains, they were later used primarily on track maintenance trains and rolling stock transfer duties. As of 1 April 2015, all four locomotives were still in service,[1] but the locomotives were withdrawn and cut up during fiscal 2015 following the introduction of new Class EL120 locomotives.[2][3] Locomotives 601 and 602 were normally based at Inuyama Depot, and 603 and 604 were normally based at Shinkawa Depot.[4]

History

The four locomotives were built by Toshiba between 1943 and 1945.[4]

Locomotives DeKi 603 and 604 were originally built as locomotive numbers E401 and E402 for use on the Japanese-occupied island of Hainan during World War II, but were ultimately not able to be shipped abroad, and were instead purchased by Meitetsu.[4][5]

Originally painted in black with yellow and black chevrons at the ends, the locomotives were repainted into "Meitetsu Blue" when they underwent life extension refurbishment in 1992.[4]

All four locomotives were withdrawn in July 2015, and cut up.[3][6]

References

1. 私鉄車両編成表 私鉄車両編成表 2015 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2015] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 23 July 2015. p. 102. ISBN 978-4-330-58415-7.
2. 名古屋鉄道EL120形 [Meitetsu Class EL120]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55 no. 649. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. May 2015. pp. 55–57.
3. 名鉄デキ400形がチキをけん引 [Meitetsu DeKi 400 haul ChiKi wagons]. Japan Railfan Magazine Online (in Japanese). Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
4. Goda, Tsuneo (May 2015). 私鉄・専用線機関車ウォッチング（19） [Private railway and industrial line locomotive watching (19)]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55 no. 649. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 90–92.
5. ELダイヤ情報21 [Electric Loco Timetable Information 21] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2012. p. 61. ISBN 978-4330320120.
6. 私鉄車両のうごき [Private railway rolling stock changes]. Tetsudō Daiya Jōhō Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 45 no. 381. Japan: Kōtsū Shimbun. January 2016. p. 125.