年表
- 1982First EF67-0 unit (EF67 1) completed at Hiroshima Works on 26 March, converted from a former Class EF60 locomotive; the EF67-0 sub-class entered revenue banking service on the Senohachi section of the Sanyō Main Line from 1 November 1982.
- 1990The five EF67-100 units (EF67 101–105), converted from former 6th-batch Class EF65-0 locomotives to replace the ageing EF61-200 bankers, entered revenue service from 1 March 1990.
- 2002Uncoupling banking locomotives while in motion (“running release” at Hachihonmatsu) was discontinued from the 22 March timetable revision.
- 2003The EF67-100 fleet began refurbishment (2003–2004): single-arm pantographs and LED tail lights were fitted and the units were repainted into a revised livery with grey and white lines along the lower body side.
- 2013With the 16 March timetable revision, Class EF210-300 locomotives began replacing the EF67; EF67 2 was withdrawn on 27 March as the class's first withdrawal, with EF67 3 following in 2014.
- 2022The last unit, EF67 105, left regular service on 13 February and made a commemorative final run on 29 March, ending JR's use of dedicated banking electric locomotives; EF67 105 was then preserved at Hiroshima Depot alongside the earlier-retired EF67 1.
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