年表
- 1968The prototype (pre-production) locomotive EF81 1 is built by Hitachi and delivered in 1968; the type enters service the following year for the DC electrification of the Itoigawa-Naoetsu section of the Hokuriku Main Line.
- 1973The EF81-300 sub-class (EF81 301-304, built 1973-1975) is introduced for services through the undersea Kanmon Tunnel to Kyushu, built by Hitachi with unpainted corrugated stainless-steel bodies and nicknamed 'gingama' (silver kettle).
- 1987At the April break-up and privatisation of Japanese National Railways the class is inherited by JR East (78 locomotives), JR West (16), JR Kyushu (6) and JR Freight (56).
- 2012From May, JR Freight renumbers its EF81-0 locomotives not fitted with driving recording units (required for operation above 100 km/h) by adding 600 to the running number, creating the EF81-600 sub-class.
- 2016As of 1 April, 44 locomotives remain in service, operated by JR Freight, JR East and JR West; four members of the class are preserved (EF81 10, 63, 103 and 138).
- 2025Regular JR Freight operation of the class ends with the 15 March timetable revision; by 2025 all units have left service and the remaining locomotives are struck from the register by the March 2026 timetable revision, ending all regular EF81 operation.
出典
事実確認日:2026年6月6日
ギャラリー 7枚
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