JNR Class D52

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	JNR Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Build date	1943-1946
Total produced	285

Class D52
Class D52
	Preserved D52 235 in Sagamihara, January 2011
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	JNR Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Build date	1943-1946
Total produced	285
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2 (1-D-1) Mikado
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length	21,105 mm
Height	3982mm
Loco weight	85.13 t
Fuel type	Coal
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	85 km/h (53 mph)
Tractive effort	190.1kN
Operators
Career
Operators	JNR
Numbers	D52 1-D52 152,D52 198-D52 238,D52 333-D52 384,D52 393-D52 423,D52 443-D52 468
Retired	24 December 1972
Disposition	Seven preserved; remainder scrapped

The Class D52 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (Now Japanese National Railways) and various manufacturers: Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from 1943 to 1946. The name consists of a "D" for the four sets of driving wheels and the class number 52 for tender locomotives that the numbers 50 through 99 were assigned to under the 1928 locomotive classification rule.

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