Toei Class E5000

The E5000 (E5000形) is a class of four DC electric locomotives operated by Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation (Toei) in Japan.

Toei Class E5000
E5000 class loco number E5002, October 2006
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Kawasaki Heavy Industries Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 ^1⁄2 in) Length 12,500 mm Width 2,470 mm Height 3,145 mm Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Current pickup(s) Overhead catenary Traction motors 190 kW x 4
Performance figures Maximum speed 70 km/h (45 mph) Power output 760 kW
Career Operators Tokyo Metropolitan Bureau of Transportation Number in class 4 Numbers E5001–E5004 Locale Tokyo Delivered 2005

Four locos (numbered E5001 to E5004) were delivered from Kawasaki Heavy Industries in 2005 for use in hauling linear-motor powered Ōedo Line trainsets to the Magome Workshops on the Asakusa Line in Ōta, Tokyo for heavy overhaul from 2006, following the completion of the Shiodome Link Line.[1] They are single-ended locomotives which work as permanently coupled pairs.[2]

References

1. Kajiwara, Hisashi (July 2009). "公営地下鉄在籍両数ビッグ3 東京都交通局" [Top 3 Subway Vehicle Owners: Toei]. Japan Railfan Magazine. Vol. 49 no. 579. Japan: Kōyūsha. pp. 128–139.
2. "東京都交通局E5000形電気機関車" [Toei Class E5000 Electric Locomotives]. Railway Magazine. No. 263. Japan: Neko Publishing. August 2005. pp. 78–79.