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 Class D51 2-8-2 Mikado’s) Total produced 6 (Rebuilt : 6 Out Of 1115 D51) Rebuilder JNR Hamamatsu Works and Koriyama Works Rebuild date 1960-1961 (Rebuilt) Number rebuilt 6 out of 1115 (D51 2-8-2 Mikado Rebuilt : To 6 D61 2-8-4 Berkshire's)
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4 (formerly 2-8-2) 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 (formerly D51 640/D51 555/D51 181/D51 224/D51 205/D51 519) Retired 1975 Preserved D61 3 (formerly D51 181) Scrapped 1975 Disposition D61 3 preserved in Rumoi,Hokkaido remainder scrapped in 1975 .

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 . However the locomotives are not built new they were rebuilds of former D51 Mikado’s between 1960 and 1961 . They were renumbered D61 1-D61 6 (formerly D51 640/D51 555/D51 181/D51 224/D51 205/D51 519) were rebuilt by the JNR Hamamatsu Works and Koriyama Works between 1960 and 1961 they were retired in 1975 .

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

Preserved examples

As of 2019, one Class D61, D61 3 (formerly D51 181)rebuilt from D51 181 in 1960, 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