The EF65-0 subclass was designed for general freight use on the Tokaido Main Line and Sanyo Main Line.
Five 6th-batch Class EF65-0 locomotives, numbers EF65 131 to EF65 135, were converted in 1990 and 1991 to become Class EF67-100 banking locomotives for use on the "Senohachi" section of the Sanyo Main Line [REF].