JNR Class D61

Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51)
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 (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.^[1]

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

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.