JNR Class D61

Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51)
D61 4 in Hokkaido, ca. 1974
Type and origin Power type Steam Build date 1936-1945 (as D51 2-8-2’s) 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 (52 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

The Class D61 (D61形, D61-gata) is a class of six 2-8-4 steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1960 and 1961. They were redesigned by Hideo Shima and rebuilt at JNR Hamamatsu Works and Kōriyama Works .

The D61 was a rebuild of the JNR Class D51, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.

List Of Class D61

D61 1 Rebuilt From D51 640 (October 1st-October 10th 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)

D61 2 Rebuilt From D51 555 (November 1st-17th 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)

D61 3 Rebuilt From D51 181 (November 25th-30th 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)

D61 4 Rebuilt From D51 224 (December 1st-9th 1960 at Hamamatsu Works)

D61 5 Rebuilt From D51 205 (January 25th-February 2nd 1961 at Kōriyama Works)

D61 6 Rebuilt From D51 519 (February 10th-February 26th 1961 at Kōriyama Works)

Preserved examples

As of 2019, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.

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  Preserved D61 3 in September 2007

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification