EF65 Diesel!!!

[harukablue]

A good friend of mine has sent me these photographs of a BO-BO-BO EF65 like DIESEL!!, locomotive working in Bolivia, it seems they have several of these locomotives.

 

Lew

[jappomania]

Hi!

It's built from Hitachi, if you want more photos..

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=644345

ciao

 

Massimo

[CaptOblivious]

Pretty cool find!

 

I guess they would be DF65s ;)

[quinntopia]

Really cool to see that!  Doesn't Renfe (Spain) also have several Japanese locomotives as well? Or is that more alternative reality thinking from Kato/Hobbytrain?

[bikkuri bahn]

Nice pictures.  Apparently two batches of these Bo-Bo-Bo locomotives were supplied by Hitachi, the first 14 in 1968, and the second batch of 8 in 1978.  This seems to be the original page where the pictures came from:

 

http://www.derbysulzers.com/bolivia.html

 

On a related note, Bolivia operated Hitachi built 2-8-2 locomotives built around 1958.  A couple of pictures:

 

http://www15.ocn.ne.jp/~salocomo/CerroRico2.jpg

 

http://trains-worldexpresses.com/800/834-09m.jpg

 

Notice the features that give away its Japanese ancestry- extended piston rods, combined steam and sand domes, shape of the cab, high set tender sides similar to the D52 types.

[Claude_Dreyfus]

Really cool to see that!  Doesn't Renfe (Spain) also have several Japanese locomotives as well? Or is that more alternative reality thinking from Kato/Hobbytrain?

 

They do...

 

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:RN251-012.JPG

 

A Spanish EF66! 

[harukablue]

Really cool to see that!  Doesn't Renfe (Spain) also have several Japanese locomotives as well? Or is that more alternative reality thinking from Kato/Hobbytrain?

 

The Spanish locos are electrics as seen the EF66 and some ED75 look alikes,, there are some Japanese DMUs in Ireland

 

Lew

[Kabutoni]

Hitachi built locomotives in Morocco:

 

1100 Series

1200 Series

1250 Series

 

Looks like some evolution of the ED76.

[jappomania]

Really cool to see that!  Doesn't Renfe (Spain) also have several Japanese locomotives as well? Or is that more alternative reality thinking from Kato/Hobbytrain?

 

Hi!

no, isn't "alternative reality", you can find a lot of japanese built/project spanish locos

http://www.wefer.com/w5/renfe/krenfe.htm#UNID-ELEC

251, 269, 279 and 289 (includig .1 subseries)

 

ciao

Massimo

[bikkuri bahn]

Interesting list there jappomania, especially the nicknames given to each type- e.g. 333 series diesel locos are called "Rambos" while 596 series diesel railcars are called "Tamagochis"!

[jappomania]

Interesting list there jappomania, especially the nicknames given to each type- e.g. 333 series diesel locos are called "Rambos" while 596 series diesel railcars are called "Tamagochis"!

 

and don't forget MAZINGER! 

http://www.listadotren.es/motor/showphoto.php?id=26

another good site if someone would know better spanish railways

http://www.listadotren.es/motor/index.php

 

!hasta pronto! (por lo que ablan tambien espanol, por todo lo demas google translation :icon_thumleft:)

Massimo

[harukablue]

Here are the Irish types, both built by Tokyu corporation, after these trains the Irish State rail company turned to ROTEM of Korea for trians,

 

Lew

[Fenway Park]

Thanks for the link to the Bolivian site. Fascinating.  If you scroll down the photos there is an orange Hitachi diesel which looks like an EF81 as well as a DD13 look alike. 

 

The Irish railcars were sourced from Mitsui and the third batch came from Rotem in Korea but I thought Mitsui were the intermediary.

 

Also don't forget the Javelins on the Kent commuter services from Hitachi. 

 

The RENFE links are excellent.  The 289 class from Mitsubishi were dual voltage 1500/3000v D.C and I remember being hauled by one of the class through Spain on the way to Portugal in 1970.  I saw quite a few of the older electrics but only took photos of the steam.  There was a line of dumped electrics at Miranda De Ebro.

[miyakoji]

It's interesting how amongst those locos, those that are Cape Gauge use so many parts from the original Japanese versions while those that are standard gauge tend to look considerably different.

[westfalen]

Also don't forget the Javelins on the Kent commuter services from Hitachi.

A Javelin at Dover Priory station that I rode all the way from Folkestone Central.

[bikkuri bahn]

Nice pix westfalen.  Looking at the interior shot and the seating arrangement/door placement the 395 series seems to be configured for long distance suburban service (like JR West's shinkaisoku services)- I wonder if this makes the 395's the fastest dedicated commuter trains in the world?

[Mudkip Orange]

I feel sorry for y'all Brits to have trains that look so cool on the outside yet have such cramped interiors.

 

Loco-hauled Amfleets may be a tired, graying design, but you can't argue with their legroom.