JNR Class D61

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 .

Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51)
D61 4 in Hokkaido, ca. 1974
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Build date1936-1945 (As Class D51 2-8-2 Mikado’s)
Total produced6 (Rebuilt : 6 Out Of 1115 D51)
RebuilderJNR Hamamatsu Works and Koriyama Works
Rebuild date1960-1961 (Rebuilt)
Number rebuilt6 out of 1115 (D51 2-8-2 Mikado Rebuilt : To 6 D61 2-8-4 Berkshire's)
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4 (formerly 2-8-2)
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed85 Km/h (52 Mph)
Career
OperatorsJNR
Number in class6
NumbersD61 1-D61 6 (formerly D51 640/D51 555/D51 181/D51 224/D51 205/D51 519)
Retired1975
PreservedD61 3 (formerly D51 181)
Scrapped1975
DispositionD61 3 preserved in Rumoi,Hokkaido remainder scrapped in 1975 .

The D61 was a rebuild of the JNR Class D51, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.[1]

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.[2]

  • Preserved D61 3 in September 2007

See also

References
  1. Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia]. Japan: Sankaido. p. 61. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  2. Sasada, Masahiro (25 November 2014). 国鉄&JR保存車大全2015-2016 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide 2015-2016] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 131. ISBN 978-4863209282.
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