The EF61 is a DC electric locomotive for passengers, which was completed in 1961. It is equipped with a steam generator (SG) for heating and a water / fuel tank, so it has a longer body length than the EF60 / EF65. The biggest feature is that it is long. This is the only new DC electric locomotive in which all 18 cars are painted in a single brown color.
When it first appeared in 1961, it was located in the Miyahara engine district, and it drove the express train and the 20-series sleeper limited express "Asakaze" between Tokyo and Okayama / Hiroshima, but it was the EF60 in 1963. With the advent of the 500 series, he took over the role of towing "Asakaze", and since then he has been responsible for towing passenger cars and luggage trains.
Later, it was repainted with Blue No. 15, the standard paint color for new performance DC machines. He was a well-known by-player who supported the transportation of the Tokaido-Sanyo Main Line during the JNR era, mainly by operating luggage trains and freight trains on the Sanyo Main Line. Luggage trains operated by EF61 and EF58 are famous.
- Belonging to Miyahara engine ward, EF61 model of brown paint with the form around 1962 as a prototype. Accurately reproduces single-light headlights, which are rare in new performance electric machines
- Reproduced with spoke-type wheels on all axes
- Reproduce the smart appearance of a single brown color. The hand pickpocket under the front window is reproduced in silver
- The pantograph reproduces the PS17, and the pantograph reproduces the shape without the horn pipe.
-T he front glass reproduces the appearance without defroster expression
- The lightning arrester is LA15 type without a cover.
- Each part H rubber is expressed in gray
- Reproduce the air cylinder for the release lever of the skirt and the steam pipe for heating under the air hose.
- Achieves stable running by adopting a power unit with a flywheel
-Arnold coupler standard equipment. Replacement knuckle coupler included
- Accessories: Selectable license plate ("4" "9" "11" "16") / Maker's plate ("Kawasaki (4 ・ 9)" "Toyo Electric / Kisha Seizo (11 ・ 16)"), replacement Knuckle coupler
