12126 ED46 Electric Locomotive (as-built form at HITACHI) Series 181 The headlight

The headlight

and East Niigata

180 was completed in August 1946 at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries as part of the third batch

It was escorted by a variety of locomotives

which is used by the Chichibu Railway to haul the "Paleo Express"

12126 ED46 Electric Locomotive (as-built form at HITACHI) Series 181 The headlightThe ED46 was Japan's first dual power (AC DC) electric locomotive, jointly designed by the National Railways and Hitachi in August 1959. Only one unit was ever built, and its service lasted just 16 years, with only a few years of operation on the mainline. Despite its short lifespan, the ED46 left a lasting impression. This locomotive was created as a prototype to connect the DC and AC sections before the electrification of the Joban Line north of