Class DB500 | |
Powertype: | Diesel-hydraulic |
Builder: | Hokuriku Heavy Industries |
Builddate: | 2016 |
Uicclass: | B |
Length: | 7650frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Width: | 2824frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Height: | 3670frac=8NaNfrac=8 |
Fueltype: | Diesel |
Enginetype: | 4-cycle, straight-six engine, water-cooled |
Cylindercount: | 6 |
Maxspeed: | 25round=5NaNround=5 |
Poweroutput: | 184kW @2,000 rpm |
Tractiveeffort: | 66kN |
Safety: | ATS-SF |
Operator: | JR Freight |
Numinclass: | 4 |
Fleetnumbers: | DB500-1 DB500-4 |
Deliverydate: | 2016 |
Firstrundate: | 4 March 2017 |
Disposition: | In service |
The is a B wheel arrangement two-axle diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated by Japan Freight Railway (JR Freight) on shunting duties in Japan since March 2017.[1]
The Class DB500 was developed to replace ageing Class DE10 diesel-hydraulic locomotives used for shunting duties at smaller freight terminals such as Shimonoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture.[1] The locomotive has a single water-cooled four-cycle straight six-cylinder diesel engine, with a power output of 184kW, sufficient to haul 500t trains.[1]
The Class DB500 entered service at Shimonoseki Freight Terminal from the start of the revised timetable on 4 March 2017.
See main article: Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification. The DB500 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.