JR EF66-0 series locomotives

[yudananka61]

i would like to know how many are left in service these days

 

over the last month i have seen

 

EF66-24,33,36 and 45 on the Tokaido line

 

is that the only units left?

[Sacto1985]

I believe all the EF66-100 series are still in service. The original EF66-0's, hopefully somebody here can tell us....

Edited February 16, 2013 by Sacto1985

[KenS]

According to the Japanese Wikipedia (Japanese) page, they've started scrapping these, and a half-dozen have been "preserved" in various ways.  They're getting pretty old, and the EF210 was designed to handle the same kinds of trains these have been pulling.

 

Edit: the preserved are all series 0 now that I read more carefully.  I think the article says that they've started reducing the 100 series due to EF210, but it's not crystal clear.

Edited February 17, 2013 by KenS

[bikkuri bahn]

Look at this blog:

http://bosoview.sakura.ne.jp/loco/ef66/ef66_suita.html

 

The ef66's are based at Suita, other than the ones you mentioned, there is #21.

 

recent picture of #24:

http://blog.goo.ne.jp/3447022235/e/750665745bfc747865d4a34005f890b6?fm=rss

 

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Edited February 25, 2013 by bikkuri bahn