Class of 6 Japanese 2-8-4 locomotives rebuilt from D51 class 2-8-2s
Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51) D61 4 in Hokkaido , ca. 1974Type 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
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
Preserved examples
As of 2019, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido .
Preserved D61 3 in September 2007
See also
References
Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車事典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia ]. Japan: Sankaido. p. 61. ISBN 4-381-10338-6 .
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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