JNR Class EF63

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Tōshiba
Build date	1962–1976

Class EF63
Class EF63
	A pair of EF63s leading a 489 series EMU on a Hakusan service in June 1997
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Electric
Builder	Kawasaki, Mitsubishi and Tōshiba
Build date	1962–1976
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• UIC	Bo-Bo-Bo
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Wheel diameter	1,120 mm (44.09 in)
Length	18,050 mm (59 ft 2+5⁄8 in)
Width	2,800 mm (9 ft 2+1⁄4 in)
Height	4,060 mm (13 ft 3+7⁄8 in)
Loco weight	108 t (106 long tons; 119 short tons)
Electric system/s	1,500 V DC overhead lines
Current pickup(s)	Pantograph
Traction motors	DC
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph)
Power output	2.55 MW (3,420 hp)
Tractive effort	23,400 kgf (229,476 N; 51,588 lbf)
Operators
Career
Operators	JNR, JR East, JR Freight
Number in class	25
First run	1 October 1963
Withdrawn	30 September 1997
Disposition	All withdrawn

The Class EF63 (EF63形) is a class of 1,500 V DC electric locomotives formerly operating in Japan.