The Class EF67 is a class of electric locomotives operated by JR Freight as dedicated banking locomotives on the steeply-graded "Senohachi" section of the Sanyō Main Line between and . The class is subdivided into three EF67-0 locomotives converted between 1982 and 1984 from former Class EF60

JNR Class EF60

The EF60 class was the first Japanese second-generation DC electric locomotive type with six driven axles , and the first versions used the same MT49 390 kW traction motors as the ED60 and ED61 designs. A total of 143 locomotives were built between 1960 and 1964 by Kawasaki, Tōshiba, Tōyō &...

 locomotives, and five EF67-100 locomotives converted in 1990 from former Class EF65

JNR Class EF65

The EF65 is a 6-axle electric locomotive designed for freight used by Japanese National Railways and currently operated by its descendents JR West, JR East, and JR Freight....

 locomotives.

EF67-0

Three EF67-0s were built from former 4th-batch Class EF60 locomotives in 1982 for use banking freight trains over 1,000 tonnes, for which the former EF61-200 banking locomotives were unsuitable. The No. 1 end was modified with a gangway door and access platform. The locomotives were painted in an all-over orange livery (officially "Red No. 11") with yellow strips below the cab windows. These three locomotives are fitted with PS22D scissors-type pantographs.

The EF67-0s were equipped with an automatic uncoupling mechanism at the No. 1 end to enable the banking locomotives to be uncoupled on the fly, but uncoupling while in motion was discontinued from the start of the 22 March 2002 timetable revision.

Conversion details

The EF67-0s were converted as shown below.

Number	Former number
EF67 1	EF60 104
EF67 2	EF60 129
EF67 3	EF60 88

EF67-100

Five EF67-100s were built from former 6th-batch Class EF65-0 locomotives in 1990 to replace the ageing EF61-200 banking locomotives. The EF67-100 fleet was refurbished between 2003 and 2004, and repainted into a revised livery with grey and white lines along the lower body side. These locomotives were originally fitted with PS22B scissors-type pantographs, which were replaced with single-arm pantographs on refurbishment, but these were subsequently returned to PS22B scissors-type pantographs.

Conversion details

The EF67-100s were converted as shown below.

Number	Former number
EF67 101	EF65 134
EF67 102	EF65 131
EF67 103	EF65 133
EF67 104	EF65 132
EF67 105	EF65 135