The is a class of six

2-8-4 Under the Whyte notation, a 2-8-4 is a steam locomotive that has two unpowered leading wheels, followed by eight coupled and powered driving wheels, and four trailing wheels. This locomotive type is most often referred to as a Berkshire, though ...

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built by the

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(JNR) in 1960 and 1961. They were redesigned by

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and rebuilt at JNR Hamamatsu Works and Kōriyama Works . The D61 was a rebuild of the

JNR Class D51 The is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR), and Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Kisha Seizo, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Mitsubishi, and Mitsubishi H ...

, which had a

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. List Of Class D61 D61 1 (Rebuilt From D51 640 in 1960 at

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) D61 2 (Rebuilt From D51 555 in 1960 at

) D61 3 (Rebuilt From D51 181 in 1960 at

) D61 4 (Rebuilt From D51 224 in 1960 at

) D61 5 (Rebuilt From D51 205 in 1961 at Kōriyama Works) D61 6 (Rebuilt From D51 519 in 1961 at Kōriyama Works)

Preserved examples

, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in

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. File:JNR D61 3.JPG, Preserved D61 3 in September 2007

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Preserved examples

See also

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