JNR Class DD14

Class DD14
JR East DD14 327 and 332 in action in February 2012
Type and origin
Power typeDiesel-hydraulic
BuilderKisha Seizō, Kawasaki
Build date1961-1979
Total produced43
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • AARB-B
 • UICB'B'
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Train heatingNone
Safety systemsATS-SN
Performance figures
Maximum speed70 km/h (45 mph)
Career
Operators
LocaleJapan
Last run24 February 2015
Preserved4
DispositionWithdrawn

The Class DD14 (DD14形) was a B'B' wheel arrangement diesel-hydraulic locomotive type operated in Japan as a self-propelled rotary snowplough unit from 1961 to 2015 by the national railway company Japanese National Railways (JNR), and later by East Japan Railway Company (JR East). West Japan Railway Company (JR West), and Hokkaido Railway Company (JR Hokkaido).

Design

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Based on the earlier Class DD13 6th-batch locomotives, the Class DD14 was a single-end-cab design with a rotary snowplough unit at the cab end.[1] It was the first diesel-powered rotary snowplough built by JNR. The locomotives had two 500 hp (370 kW) diesel engines. One engine could be used for propulsion with the other driving the rotary snowplough unit, giving a snow-clearing capacity of approximately 3,000 tonnes per hour, or the unit could be operated in multiple with a second locomotive allowing both engines to drive the rotary snowplough, giving a snow-clearing capacity of approximately 4,000 tonnes per hour.[1]

  • Snowplough detail of DD14 317, October 2001
    Snowplough detail of DD14 317, October 2001
  • A pair of DD14s with their snowplough units detached, March 2008
    A pair of DD14s with their snowplough units detached, March 2008

Variants

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History

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By 2005, only nine locomotives remained in service, all operated by JR East.[2] The last remaining locomotives in service, DD14 327 and 332, based at JR East's Nagaoka Depot, made their final run on 24 February 2014.[3]

Fleet list

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Locomotive number Manufacturer Year built Works no. Date withdrawn[4]
DD14 1 Kisha Seizō 1961 2861 ?
DD14 2 Kisha Seizō 1961 2907 30 December 1985
DD14 3 Kisha Seizō 1961 2908 10 September 1996
DD14 4 Kisha Seizō 1965 3152 ?
DD14 5 Kisha Seizō 1965 3153 ?
DD14 6 Kisha Seizō 1965 3154 1 December 1994
DD14 7 Kisha Seizō 1965 3155 1 June 1995
DD14 8 Kisha Seizō 1965 3171 5 November 1998
DD14 301 Kisha Seizō 1966 3222 1 August 1994
DD14 302 Kisha Seizō 1966 3223 14 February 1990
DD14 303 Kisha Seizō 1966 3224 24 March 1993
DD14 304 Kisha Seizō 1966 3225 24 March 1993
DD14 305 Kisha Seizō 1966 3226 2 April 2009
DD14 306 Kisha Seizō 1966 3227 25 July 1998
DD14 307 Kisha Seizō 1968 3260 14 February 1990
DD14 308 Kisha Seizō 1969 3261 18 June 2009
DD14 309 Kisha Seizō 1969 3410 16 June 2000
DD14 310 Kisha Seizō 1969 3437 ?
DD14 311 Kisha Seizō 1970 3486 31 March 2000
DD14 312 Kisha Seizō 1971 3528 30 December 1989
DD14 313 Kisha Seizō 1971 3541 17 March 1990
DD14 314 Kisha Seizō 1971 3542 7 April 2003
DD14 315 Kisha Seizō 1971 3543 25 December 1998
DD14 316 Kawasaki ? ? 29 March 1996
DD14 317 Kawasaki ? ? 30 May 2008
DD14 318 Kawasaki ? ? 17 March 1990
DD14 319 Kawasaki ? ? 17 December 1992
DD14 320 Kawasaki ? ? 24 March 1993
DD14 321 Kawasaki ? ? 24 March 1993
DD14 322 Kawasaki ? ? 28 January 1994
DD14 323 Kawasaki ? ? 27 September 1993
DD14 324 Kawasaki ? ? 13 July 1994
DD14 325 Kawasaki ? ? 23 April 2004
DD14 326 Kawasaki ? ? 14 June 2002
DD14 327 Kawasaki ? ? 2015
DD14 328 Kawasaki ? ? 28 September 2009
DD14 329 Kawasaki ? ? 29 March 1996
DD14 330 Kawasaki ? ? 1 November 1994
DD14 331 Kawasaki ? ? 3 July 2003
DD14 332 Kawasaki ? ? 2015
DD14 333 Kawasaki ? ? 21 June 2008
DD14 334 Kawasaki ? ? 21 May 2010
DD14 335 Kawasaki ? ? 31 March 2000

Preserved examples

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As of 2012, three Class DD14 locomotives are preserved in Japan, with one locomotive sold to Taiwan High Speed Rail (THSR) in Taiwan.[5]

  • DD14 1 at the Mikasa Railway Museum, May 2007
    DD14 1 at the Mikasa Railway Museum, May 2007
  • DD14 312 in August 2009
    DD14 312 in August 2009
  • DD14 323 at the Otaru Railway Museum, July 2007
    DD14 323 at the Otaru Railway Museum, July 2007
  • DD14 331 in Taiwan, August 2008
    DD14 331 in Taiwan, August 2008
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Classification

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Main article: Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

The DD14 classification for this locomotive type is explained below.

  • D: Diesel locomotive
  • D: Four driving axles
  • 14: Locomotive with maximum speed of 85 km/h or less

References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to JNR DD14.
  1. ^ a b c d JR全車輛ハンドブック1995 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 1995] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. 1995. p. 62.
  2. ^ JR全車輌ハンドブック2005 [JR Rolling Stock Handbook 2005] (in Japanese). Japan: Neko Publishing. August 2005. p. 648. ISBN 978-4-7770-0382-2.
  3. ^ Ito, Hisami (June 2015). さらばDD14 [Farewell DD14]. Japan Railfan Magazine (in Japanese). 55 (650): 48–52.
  4. ^ JR電車編成表 2013夏 [JR EMU Formations - Summer 2013] (in Japanese). Japan: Kotsu Shimbunsha. May 2013. p. 145. ISBN 978-4-330-37313-3.
  5. ^ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 127. ISBN 978-4863206175.
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