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JNR Class D62
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
RebuilderJNR Hamamatsu Works
Rebuild dateMarch 1st 1950 – March 31st 1951
Number rebuilt20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4
 • UIC1′D2′ h2
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,400 mm (55+1⁄8 in)
Adhesive weight64 tonnes (63 long tons; 71 short tons)
Loco weight88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area3.9 square metres (42 sq ft)
Boiler pressure16.0 kg/cm2 (1.57 MPa; 228 psi)
Heating surface167 m2 (1,800 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area78 m2 (840 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size550 mm × 660 mm (21+5⁄8 in × 26 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed85 Km/h (52 Mph)
Tractive effort190.196 kN (42,758 lbf)
Career
OperatorsJapanese National Railways
NumbersD62 1-D62 20
Retired1966
Preserved0
Scrapped1966
DispositionAll scrapped

The Class D62 (D62形) is a type of 2-8-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1950 and 1951. They were designed by Hideo Shima and rebuilt at Hamamatsu Works between 1950 and 1951 .

20 Class D62s were rebuilt from the earlier Class D52, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.[1]

List of locomotives

  • D62 1 rebuilt from D52 358 (March 1st 1950)
  • D62 2 rebuilt from D52 448 (March 2nd 1950)
  • D62 3 rebuilt from D52 401 (April 3rd 1950)
  • D62 4 rebuilt from D52 450 (May 4th 1950)
  • D62 5 rebuilt from D52 449 (June 5th 1950)
  • D62 6 rebuilt from D52 42 (July 6th 1950)
  • D62 7 rebuilt from D52 344 (August 7th 1950)
  • D62 8 rebuilt from D52 366 (September 19th) 1950
  • D62 9 rebuilt from D52 94 (October 1st-20th 1950)
  • D62 10 rebuilt from D52 132 (November 3rd-30th 1950)
  • D62 11 rebuilt from D52 337 (January 1st-5th 1951)
  • D62 12 rebuilt from D52 397 (January 6th-15th 1951)
  • D62 13 rebuilt from D52 211 (January 19th-23rd 1951)
  • D62 14 rebuilt from D52 334 (February 1st-8th 1951)
  • D62 15 rebuilt from D52 377 (February 12th-19th 1951)
  • D62 16 rebuilt from D52 338 (February 25th-March 1st 1951)
  • D62 17 rebuilt from D52 343 (March 2rd-March 6th 1951)
  • D62 18 rebuilt from D52 360 (March 15th-March 20th 1951)
  • D62 19 rebuilt from D52 339 (March 21st-March 24th 1951)
  • D62 20 rebuilt from D52 462 (March 25th-31st 1951)

Preservation

No examples of the class have been preserved.[2]

The D62 is the model upon which the Transformers character Astrotrain is based.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 63. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  2. ^ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-4863206175.
  3. ^ "The Transformers Collection TFC #11 G1 Astrotrain Triple Changer Action Figure by Takara Tomy - Shop Online for Toys in the United States". Fishpond.com. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
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