JNR Class D61

The Class D61(D61形, D61-gata) is a class of six 2-8-4 steam locomotives built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1960 and 1961. Designed by Hideo Shima, the D61 was a rebuild of the JNR Class D51, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. They were rebuilt at JNR Hamamatsu Works and Kōriyama Works.

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.

• Preserved D61 3 in September 2007

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification