JNR Class ED46

The JNR Class ED46 was a Japanese dual-current electric locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways from 1959 to 1975.
==History==
The ED46 was a dual-current locomotive intended to transport trains between "dead sections", Japanese terminology for sections between AC and DC overhead lines without power.
One locomotive, ED46 1, was built by Hitachi in 1959; it was then test run on the Jōban Line and Tōhoku Main Line. When introduced into service, the locomotive was used for passenger trains on the Jōban Line. There were plans to manufacture more locomotives of the same type but this was not pursued, with most resources going to manufacture the EF80 which would become the de facto locomotive on the line; as a result only one locomotive was built.
In 1961 the locomotive was reclassified as the Class ED92 and renumbered ED92 1. After being used on the Jōban Line, the locomotive was sent to the Chūō Railway Academy for use as a training locomotive. It was withdrawn in 1975 and subsequently scrapped.
==Design==
The ED46 featured a large box-shaped body with dual large headlights mounted on the roof.
==Specifications==
The ED46 used a Cardan shaft drive system. MT913 traction motors were used on the locomotives.
==Preservation==
The following Class ED46 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped:
Number	Manufacturer	Equipment manufacturer	Date manufactured	Date retired	Last location 	Notes
ED92 1	Hitachi 	Hitachi 	1959 	1975 	Chūō Railway Academy, Tokyo, Japan	Used for training purposes; scrapped May 1975
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Category:Built in 1959