The EF57 1 is the top number among the EF57s, with a significantly different appearance. It reproduces the distinctive appearance that inherits the flow of the EF56 2nd model.
This product was commercialized in the early 1970s equipped with an electric heating device, and was assigned to the Utsunomiya Locomotive Depot and active mainly on the Tohoku Main Line.
Uses wheels with missing spokes.