Meitetsu Class EL120

Meitetsu Class EL120
Locomotive 122 in April 2015
Type and origin Power type Electric Builder Toshiba Build date 2015 Total produced 2
Specifications Configuration: ​  • UIC Bo-Bo Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 12,000 mm (39 ft 4 in) Width 2,731 mm (8 ft 11.5 in) Loco weight 39.8 t Electric system/s 1,500 V DC Current pickup(s) overhead wire Safety systems Meitetsu ATS
Performance figures Maximum speed 100 km/h (60 mph) Power output 760 kW (1,020 hp)
Career Operators Meitetsu Number in class 2 Numbers 121-122 Locale Aichi Prefecture Delivered 1 February 2015 Disposition Operational

The Meitetsu Class EL120 (名鉄EL120形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Meitetsu in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, since 2015. The two locomotives, numbered 121 and 122, replaced the fleet of Meitetsu's two DeKi 400 and four DeKi 600 locomotives during fiscal 2015.

History

The two locomotives 121 and 122 were delivered from the Toshiba factory in Fuchu, Tokyo to Meitetsu's Maigi Maintenance Depot on 1 February 2015.

Further reading

• Watanabe, Masahiko (June 2015). 名古屋鉄道EL120形 [Meitetsu Class EL120]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). Vol. 55, no. 650. Japan: Koyusha Co., Ltd. pp. 70–73.