[Limited benefit: Postcard included] RM Re-Library6 JNR EF13 type

``RM Re-Library'' reprints two to three volumes of past masterpieces from ` `RM LIBRARY '', which has a long history of over 260 issues. The 6th volume of the new series features the ``JNR EF13 '', which is known to have had a very strange fate among the old JNR electric machines. Published as Volumes 125 and 126 of the RM Library, we have also created 4 new pages of color graphs.

The history of the birth of the EF13 type can be summed up in one word: ``It was designed under a wartime regime with significant material constraints.'' In fact, there are many units that were completed after the war, but in any case, due to an extreme shortage of supplies, they ended up having extremely unusual convex bodies, and initially there were no deck handrails installed. Substitute materials such as wood were used in some parts, and it is said that there were a number of functional failures. However, it cannot be denied that the convex body of the car gives off a sense of functional beauty, with no waste in a sense.

Afterwards, the first stage of equipment modification included standardization of the electrical circuits, and performance appeared to be stable. Furthermore, as a second equipment modification, the old EF58 body, which was being replaced with a streamlined body at that time, was replaced with an EF13 , resulting in an appearance very similar to the EF15 type. In its final years, it worked quietly for freight trains in the Tokyo metropolitan area, and was completely discontinued in 1979 , just before the 1980s .

This book is written by the author, who is deeply knowledgeable about the functions of locomotives as an engineer and is also well-known as a model maker who specializes in full-scratch models. The EF13 type was introduced with a lot of equipment omitted due to the demands of the times, but it is eye-opening to hear that the next-generation locomotive was able to eliminate waste and improve reliability based on its usage history. In addition, the individual differences between each machine, which are of concern to modelers, are made clear through clear photographs that are evenly recorded as much as possible. The author's own drawings of the external appearance are also highly useful as reference materials, making this book valuable as an archival copy.

■Future publication schedule (subject to change)
*Publication information has been updated on January 17, 2023.
1. Kiha 07 story (this product)
2, Mani type 35/36/37
3. Choshi Electric Railway
4, Kiha 41000 clan
5, Mani 60/61 type Suuni 60/61 type
6. Japan National Railways EF13 type - The life of wartime electric equipment (this product)
7. A century of Usui Pass
8. History of JNR mail and freight railcars
9. Birth and demise of three-axle freight cars


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