JNR Class D61

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.^[1] They were rebuilt at JNR Hamamatsu Works and Kōriyama Works.

Class D61
D61 4 in Hokkaido, ca. 1974
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1936-1945 Total produced 6 Rebuilder JNR Hamamatsu Works and Koriyama Works Rebuild date 1960-1961 Number rebuilt 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Performance figures Maximum speed 85 km/h (53 mph)
Career Operators JNR Number in class 6 Numbers D61 1-D61 6 Retired 1975 Preserved D61 3 Scrapped 1975 Disposition One (D61 3) preserved; remainder scrapped

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)

Preserved examples

As of 2019^[update], one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.^[2]

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  Preserved D61 3 in September 2007

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification