JNR Class D61

Type and origin
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

Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51)
Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51)
	D61 4 in Hokkaido, ca. 1974
Power type
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
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-4
Gauge	1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Maximum speed
Performance figures
Maximum speed	85 Km/h (52 Mph)
Operators
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

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)

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