Electric Locomotive Explorer Vol.39 [Feature] Chuo Sai Sen EF64 no Rekishi

[Machine Translation] History of EF64s on the Chuo West Line EF64s were used between Nagoya and Shiojiri from October 1968 to March 2026. We look back on the footsteps of the Rokyon 0 and 1000 series. A year of the EF65PF type at the Shin-Tsurumi Engine Works 2025-2026 The standard machine for flat lines built by the Japanese National Railways, whose number decreases every time the timetable is revised. The following is an in-depth look at the trends of the locomotives based on the information obtained from looking around the locomotive yard 365 days a year with my own legs. Thank you, Niigata Rolling Stock Center: In November 2025, the last passenger train was pulled, leaving only business trains such as snow shovels for the Joetsu Line, and the Niigata Rolling Stock Center's electrical equipment has gone out of fashion. The last passenger train was hauled in November 2025, leaving only business trains such as snow shovels on the Joetsu Line. The E26 series luxury sleeping car "Cassiopeia" has been discontinued, and the propulsive service between Oku and Ueno that had continued since the JNR days (operation with the passenger car at the front) has practically disappeared. This article describes the method of operation in order to preserve this method for future generations. The Mito Works of Hitachi, Ltd. The electric machines of past generations that have been preserved there are covered.

●特集 中央西線EF64の歴史 1968年10月～2026年3月までの間、名古屋～塩尻間で使われたEF64。ロクヨン0・1000番代の足跡を振り返る。 ●新鶴見機関区 EF65PF型の1年 2025-2026 ダイヤ改正の度にその数を減らす国鉄が作った平坦線区のスタンダード機。その1年間365日自身の脚で機関区を見回して得た情報をもとに、動向を表組とで深掘り。 ●ありがとう新潟車両センターの電機:2025年11月最後の旅客列車を牽引、残るは上越線の雪かきなどの事業用列車だけになり、風前の灯火となった新潟車両センターの電機。長岡車両センターから新潟車両センターに転入してわずか3年、そのなかから目立ったうごきを紹介。 ●推進回送 豪華寝台客車「カシオペア」E26系が廃止され、国鉄時代からつづいた尾久～上野間での推進回送(客車を先頭に運転)は実質、消滅した。この運転方法を後世に残すため、その運転方法を解説。 ●お召列車牽引用の電機をも製造した日立製作所水戸工場。そこに保存されている歴代の電機を取材。