JNR Class D61
Class of 6 Japanese 2-8-4 locomotives rebuilt from D51 class 2-8-2s
The Class D61 (D61形, D61-gata) is a class of six 2-8-4 steam locomotives built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1960 and 1961. Designed by Hideo Shima, the D61 was a rebuild of the JNR Class D51, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. They were rebuilt at JNR Hamamatsu Works and Kōriyama Works.
List Of Class D61
- D61 1 (Rebuilt From D51 640 in 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)
- D61 2 (Rebuilt From D51 555 in 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)
- D61 3 (Rebuilt From D51 181 in 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)
- D61 4 (Rebuilt From D51 224 in 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)
- D61 5 (Rebuilt From D51 205 in 1961 at Kōriyama Works)
- D61 6 (Rebuilt From D51 519 in 1961 at Kōriyama Works)
01Preserved examples
As of 2019, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.
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- D61 4号機 (深川機関区所属).jpg by Toshimasa TANABE, CC BY 2.0
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