My favorite Series EF

Gerisplarail1

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sunhuntin

so they are all the same class? they look so different.

good shots, geris.

Gerisplarail1

My EF series Collection, From left to right: EF 58 61, EF 59, EF 60 19, EF 60 19 (white), EF 65 1068, EF 65 0, EF 65 Fuji, EF 66 27, EF 66 Postal Train, EF 81, EF 81 (stainless steel), EF 81 HOKUTOSEI "Shooting Star", EF 200 19, EF 510 4 Red Thunder, EF 510 509, Cassiopeia, EF 510 501 HOKUTOSEI "Shooting Star", EF 81 Twilight Express.

Wartsilaone

E=electric F=freight. My current fave....the 510.

Super

See, now I didn't know that the "EF" stood for that :blush:

Nice collection Geris. You say you have a long way to go for the collection, what are you missing?

Gerisplarail1

Wartsilaone wrote
E=electric F=freight. My current fave....the 510.

just so know my friend F does not stand for freight, it is actually the number of drive wheels, for example F=6 because it is the sixth letter in the alphabet so hence six wheel drive.

that will help explain to you what the letters mean on the EH series and ED series trains, this also carries over to the Diesel freight trains for instance DD series DE series and DF series, This system does not apply to the lettering however on Japanese Steam trains.

Wartsilaone

Thanks Geri's, that was just off the top of my head.

Super

Thanks Geris

Now that you mention this, it sounds like you have stated this before in the forums. So the DE has 5 wheels?

Wartsilaone

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Railways_locomotive_numbering_and_classification

Gerisplarail1

Wartsilaone wrote
Thanks Geri's, that was just off the top of my head.

that is what I thought it stood for when I first started collecting too it makes sense but then I saw the EH series and DD series and was what does that mean then, hence my research haha😉

Super wrote
Thanks Geris

Now that you mention this, it sounds like you have stated this before in the forums. So the DE has 5 wheels?

yes weird right well

at least only 5 are powered there may be more I don't know

Super wrote
Thanks Geris

Now that you mention this, it sounds like you have stated this before in the forums. So the DE has 5 wheels?

yes weird right well

at least only 5 are powered there may be more I don't know

Wartsilaone

Would that mean they had diesel hydraulic locos? Not many of them about

Tramp

Love the twilight express, it's high on my want list!

Super

So no EF 210 and the EF 66 I have is a bit different than the one you have. The one I have is well used and I have kept it for parts. Were there different ones? This one only has EF66 and no other numbers, roof is entirely gray and doors are yellow.

ROCKINATOR

Geez, that a lot of EF units man! That's about half of my entire locomotive collection (including doubles)

Gerisplarail1

Super wrote
So no EF 210 and the EF 66 I have is a bit different than the one you have. The one I have is well used and I have kept it for parts. Were there different ones? This one only has EF66 and no other numbers, roof is entirely gray and doors are yellow.

no I do not have EF 210 yet and I am missing at least 3 if not more EF 66's I just started buying EF 66's, there are also a bunch of EF units that are very rare because they were only available in 3 packs. @"Super" the EF 66 you have came in old Freight car set, a similar one was sold alone by itself but that one was the EF 66 12,
also there is a blue train overnight express that was pulled by an EF 66.

Wartsilaone wrote
Would that mean they had diesel hydraulic locos? Not many of them about

what are you refereeing to when you say "would that mean they had Diesel Hydraulic locos"<img src="/assets/files/placeholder.png" alt="(missing)"><img src="/assets/files/placeholder.png" alt="(missing)"><img src="/assets/files/placeholder.png" alt="(missing)">

Super

I never realized there were so many...wow