Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 500

Class of 7 Japanese electric locomotives

Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 500

DeKi 507 on a limestone working in June 2011

| Type and origin

Power type| Electric
Builder| Hitachi
Build date| 1973-1980
Total produced| 7
| Specifications

Configuration:
| ​
• UIC| Bo-Bo
Gauge| 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Loco weight| 50 t
Electric system/s| 1,500 V DC
Current pickup(s)| overhead wire
| Performance figures

Power output| 920 kW
| Career

Operators| Chichibu Railway
Number in class| 7 (as of 1 April 2016[update])
Numbers| DeKi 501–507
Locale| Saitama Prefecture
Disposition| Operational

The Chichibu Railway Class DeKi 500 (秩父鉄道デキ500形) is a Bo-Bo wheel arrangement DC electric locomotive type operated by the private railway operator Chichibu Railway in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, primarily on freight services, since 1973.[1]

As of 1 April 2016[update], all of the original seven locomotives are in operation.[2]

## History[edit]

The first two locomotives, DeKi 501 and 502, were built in 1973, based on the earlier Class DeKi 300 design.[1] These locomotives were finished in then-standard blue Chichibu Railway livery from new, as opposed to the brown livery initially carried by earlier classes.[1] Locomotives DeKi 503 and 504 were delivered in March 1979 ahead of the opening of the Mikajiru Freight Line in October of the same year.[1] These locomotives had larger cab end windows and sunvisors above the cab windows.[1] The last three locomotives of the class, DeKi 505 to 507 were delivered in 1980.[1] DeKi 507 is unique among the class in being privately owned by Taiheiyo Cement, and its introduction in 1980 allowed the similarly privately owned DeKi 101 to be transferred to Chichibu Railway ownership.[1]

## Fleet details[edit]

Number | Manufacturer | Year built | Year withdrawn | Notes

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DeKi 501 | Hitachi | 1973 |  |
DeKi 502 | Hitachi | 1973 |  |
DeKi 503 | Hitachi | 1979 |  |
DeKi 504 | Hitachi | 1979 |  |
DeKi 505 | Hitachi | 1980 |  | Repainted into brown livery in May 2010
DeKi 506 | Hitachi | 1980 |  |
DeKi 507 | Hitachi | 1980 |  | Privately owned by Taiheiyo Cement

* DeKi 502 in April 2014

* DeKi 502 in yellow livery in February 2017

* DeKi 504 in April 2009

* DeKi 505 in brown livery in May 2010

* DeKi 506 in October 2006

* DeKi 507 in October 2012

## References[edit]

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1. ^ a b c d e f g ELダイヤ情報21 [Electric Loco Timetable Information 21]. Tokyo, Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. October 2012. p. 75\. ISBN 978-4330320120.
2. ^ 私鉄車両編成表 2016 私鉄車両編成表 2016 [Private Railway Rolling Stock Formations - 2016] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. 25 July 2016. p. 17\. ISBN 978-4-330-70116-5.

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