The is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the

Japanese Government Railways The Japanese Government Railways (JGR) was the national railway system directly operated by the Japanese Ministry of Railways ( ja, 鉄道省, Tetsudō-shō, ) until 1949. It was a predecessor of Japanese National Railways and the later Japan Ra ...

(JGR), the

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(JNR), and

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company is the rolling stock manufacturing subsidiary of Kawasaki Heavy Industries. Since beginning operations in 1906, the company has produced more than 90,000 railroad cars. Products As indicated by the company name, the company mainly produc ...

Kisha Seizo was a Japanese manufacturer of railway rolling stock that existed from 1896 to 1972. * 1896: Established by Masaru Inoue as the . * 1899: Factory opened in Osaka. * 1901: Merged with the , a coach and car maker in Tokyo. The two plants wer ...

, Hitachi, Nippon Sharyo, Mitsubishi, and

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from 1936 to 1945 and 1950 to 1951.

Design and operation

The design of class D51 was based on the earlier D50, introduced in 1923. Wartime production featured some substitution of wood for steel parts like running boards, smoke deflectors and tender coal bunkers. A total of 1,115 D51s were built, the largest number in any single class of locomotive in Japan. Early D51s were nicknamed ''Namekuji-gata'' (" slug-form") for their shape. The locomotive was designed by Hideo Shima. It was used mainly in freight service through the 1960s. Some D51s were fitted with the Giesl ejector in Hokkaido to conserve on fuel.

Service outside Japan

Soviet Railways D51

The specially 30 built D51s that were left on

Sakhalin Sakhalin ( rus, Сахали́н, r=Sakhalín, p=səxɐˈlʲin; ja, 樺太 ''Karafuto''; zh, c=, p=Kùyèdǎo, s=库页岛, t=庫頁島; Manchu: ᠰᠠᡥᠠᠯᡳᠶᠠᠨ, ''Sahaliyan''; Orok: Бугата на̄, ''Bugata nā''; Nivkh ...

(formerly

Karafuto Karafuto Prefecture ( ja, 樺太庁, ''Karafuto-chō''; russian: Префектура Карафуто, Prefektura Karafuto), commonly known as South Sakhalin, was a prefecture of Japan located in Sakhalin from 1907 to 1949. Karafuto became ter ...

) by the retreating Japanese at the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945) and after the Soviet-Japanese War (1945), were used from 1945 until 1979 by

Soviet Railways The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen national ...

. One was left outside

Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk ( rus, Ю́жно-Сахали́нск, a=Ru-Южно-Сахалинск.ogg, p=ˈjuʐnə səxɐˈlʲinsk, literally "South Sakhalin City") is a city on Sakhalin island, and the administrative center of Sakhalin Oblast, Russia. I ...

railway station, and one is in running condition and is kept at the Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk railway station. Additionally two wrecks were left to the north of the city.

Korean National Railways Mika7

Two locomotives were built for the Korean National Railroad in 1950 by Mitsubishi for

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during the

Korean War , date = {{Ubl, 25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953 (''de facto'')({{Age in years, months, weeks and days, month1=6, day1=25, year1=1950, month2=7, day2=27, year2=1953), 25 June 1950 – present (''de jure'')({{Age in years, months, weeks a ...

. Designated Mika7 (미카7) class, they were nearly identical to JNR class D51 except for the gauge.Korean National RR Mika-7 2-8-2
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Manila Railroad 300 class (1951)

According to the a journal published in 1956, ten locomotives were built by Nippon Sharyo for the

Manila Railroad Company The Manila Railroad Company (MRR) was a Filipino state-owned enterprise responsible for the management and operation of rail transport in the island of Luzon. It was originally established by an Englishman named Edmund Sykes as the private Manil ...

. These entered service in 1951. Numbered the 300 class, they were named after the cog locomotive class built in the 1910s for the Manila Railway. These locomotives differed from the rest of the D51 builds through the lack of

smoke deflectors Smoke deflectors, sometimes called "blinkers" in the UK because of their strong resemblance to the blinkers used on horses, and "elephant ears" in US railway slang, are vertical plates attached to each side of the smokebox at the front of a ste ...

. The locomotives had a short service life in the

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as Manila Railroad ordered the

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of its entire network, having all steam locomotives retired by 1956.

Taiwan Railways Administration DT650

From 1936 to 1944, Kawasaki, Kisha Seizō and Hitachi had built 32 D51s for Imperial Taiwan Railway. After

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, they were taken over by

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, and were classified DT650. In 1951, Kisha Seizō built three DT650s and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries built two DT650s for Taiwan Railways Administration.

Classification

The classification consists of a "D" for the four sets of driving wheels and the class number 51 for

tender locomotive A tender or coal-car (US only) is a special rail vehicle hauled by a steam locomotive containing its fuel (wood, coal, oil or torrefied biomass) and water. Steam locomotives consume large quantities of water compared to the quantity of fuel, s ...

s that the numbers 50 through 99 were assigned to under the 1928 locomotive classification rule.

Preserved examples

Over 173 Class D51 locomotives are preserved in Japan. D51 498 was restored by JR East and pulls special-event trains on JR East lines. The following is a list of preserved locomotives as of September 2012.

Operational

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* D51 146: Operated on the

Mooka Railway The is a Japanese railway line connecting Shimodate Station, in Chikusei, Ibaraki and Motegi Station in Motegi, Tochigi. It is the only railway line operated by the . The third sector company took over the former JR East line in 1988. In additio ...

, runs on compressed air * D51 200: Preserved in operational condition by

JR West , also referred to as , is one of the Japan Railways Group (JR Group) companies and operates in western Honshu. It has its headquarters in Kita-ku, Osaka. It is listed in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, is a constituent of the TOPIX Large70 index, an ...

at the

Kyoto Railway Museum The (formerly the until 2016) is a railway museum in Shimogyō-ku, Kyoto, Japan. The original Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum opened in 1972, but was expanded and modernized in 2016, becoming the Kyoto Railway Museum. The museum is owned by We ...

, and is operating on Yamaguchi Line since November 2017. * D51 320: Operated at a railway museum in Abira, Hokkaido on compressed air. (semi-operational) * D51 498: Operated by JR East, based at Takasaki Rolling Stock Center * D51 827: Operated at Aridagawa Railway Park in

Wakayama Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu. Wakayama Prefecture has a population of 944,320 () and has a geographic area of . Wakayama Prefecture borders Osaka Prefecture to the north, and Mie Prefecture and Nara Prefecture ...

, runs on compressed air. Built in 1938 at the JNR

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Works, locomotive number D51 200 has been overhauled and restored to operational condition for use as ''SL Yamaguchi'' and ''SL Kitabiwako'' starting in 2017.

Static preservation

* D51 1: Preserved at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto * D51 2: Previously preserved at the

Modern Transportation Museum The was the corporate museum operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) in Minato-ku, Osaka, Japan. It opened on 21 January 1962, next to Bentencho Station on the Osaka Loop Line. The collection included steam locomotives, electric locomo ...

in Osaka, and moved to the Tsuyama Roundhouse next to Tsuyama Station in Okayama Prefecture in March 2015 * D51 6: Preserved in a park in Asahikawa, Hokkaido * D51 8: Preserved in a park in Amagasaki, Hyogo * D51 10: Preserved at a community centre in

Yukuhashi, Fukuoka is a satellite city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, about 25 kilometers southeast of Kitakyushu. The city was founded on October 10, 1954. As of October 1, 2016, the city has a population of 70,601 (according to the city's official home pa ...

* D51 11: Preserved in a park in

Sapporo, Hokkaido ( ain, サッ・ポロ・ペッ, Satporopet, lit=Dry, Great River) is a city in Japan. It is the largest city north of Tokyo and the largest city on Hokkaido, the northernmost main island of the country. It ranks as the fifth most populous city ...

* D51 14: Preserved in a park in Nagareyama, Chiba * D51 18: Preserved in Tokiwa park,

Ube, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan on the Seto Inland Sea. As of October 2016, the city has an estimated population of 168,398 and a population density of 590 persons per km2. The total area is . History as a modern municipal ...

* D51 25: Preserved in a park in Sanda, Hyogo * D51 47: Preserved in a park in

Iwamizawa, Hokkaido is a Cities of Japan, city in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sorachi Subprefecture. As of September 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 84,127 and the population density, density of 170 persons per km ...

* D51 59: Preserved in a park in Tatsuno, Nagano * D51 66: Preserved at Kawanishi Elementary School in

Seika, Kyoto is a town located in Sōraku District, Kyoto Prefecture, Japan. the town has a population of 36,198. The total area is . Seika, although largely agriculturally based, has in recent years become the center of a national project, the Kansai ...

* D51 68: Preserved at Koiwai Farm in

Shizukuishi, Iwate is a town located in Iwate Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 16,263 in 6354 households, and a population density of 27 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Shizukuishi is located in the Ōu ...

* D51 70: Preserved at Sakura Transport Park in

Tsukuba, Ibaraki is a city located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 244,528 in 108,669 households and a population density of 862 persons per km². The percentage of the population aged over 65 was 20.3%. The total ar ...

* D51 75: Preserved in a park in Joetsu, Niigata * D51 86: Preserved at "Flower Park" in

Hamamatsu, Shizuoka is a city located in western Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. the city had an estimated population of 791,707 in 340,591 households, making it the prefecture's largest city, and a population density of . The total area of the site was . Overview Ha ...

* D51 89: Preserved in a park in

Toyohashi, Aichi is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 377,453 in 160,516 households and a population density of 1,400 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . By area, Toyohashi was Aichi Prefecture's second-lar ...

* D51 95: Preserved at Shintoku Ski Slope in

Shintoku, Hokkaido is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 6,285 and a density of 5.9 persons per km2. The total area is 1,063.79 km2. Surrounding towns include Sahoro, Shi ...

* D51 96: Preserved at

Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park The is an open-air railway museum located in Annaka, Gunma, Japan. It is operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East), and was opened on 18 April 1998 on the site of the former Yokokawa motive power depot alongside the Shinetsu Main Line ...

Annaka, Gunma 240px, Edo-period Usui Magistrate’s office in Annaka is a city located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 47,911 in 24,749 households, and a population density of 210 persons per km². The total area of t ...

* D51 101: Preserved in Chuo Park in Shimada, Shizuoka * D51 103: Preserved in a park in

Iwakuni, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. History Iwakuni was formerly the castle town of the Iwakuni han, which was formed by Lord Hiroie Kikkawa after he was banished there for supporting the defeated shōgun. The Kikkawa clan rule ...

* D51 113: Preserved in Chuo Park in

Misawa, Aomori is a Cities of Japan, city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 39,093, and a population density of 330 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Misawa is the location of a large military base, ...

* D51 118: Preserved in Kotesashi Park in Tokorozawa, Saitama * D51 125: Preserved next to the Funabashi Historical Museum in

Funabashi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 644,668 in 309,238 households and a population density of . The total area of the city is . It is the Greater Tokyo Area's 7th most populated city (after pa ...

* D51 140: Preserved in Arakawa Park in Kumagaya, Saitama * D51 155: Preserved outside Shiojiri City Office in Shiojiri, Nagano * D51 158: Preserved outside a community centre in

Ibaraki, Osaka is a city in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. It is a suburban city of Osaka City and a part of the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe metropolitan area. Ibaraki translates to "wild trees" or "thorny trees". The city was incorporated on 1 January 1948. As of February 2 ...

* D51 159: Preserved in a park in

Iwanai, Hokkaido is a town located in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 13,210. The total area is 70.64 km2. History Iwanai is one of the oldest towns in the region. Unlike many Hokkaid ...

* D51 165: Preserved in a park in

Nanto, Toyama is a city in Toyama Prefecture, Japan. It is in a mountainous area in the south-west corner of the prefecture just north of Gifu Prefecture. It is home to the Gokayama UNESCO World Heritage site. , the city had an estimated population of 51,669 ...

* D51 170: Preserved in front of Yatake Station in

Hitoyoshi, Kumamoto is a city in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan. The city was founded on February 11, 1942. the city has an estimated population of 30,752 and a population density of 144 per km2. The total area is 210.55 km2. It is famous for boat trips on the ri ...

* D51 172: Preserved in a park in

Matsumoto, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. Matsumoto is designated as a core city since 1 April 2021. , the city had a population of 239,466 in 105,207 households and a population density of 240 persons per km2. The total area of the city ...

* D51 176: Preserved in a park in Hita, Oita * D51 187: Preserved in front of JR East's Omiya Workshops, Saitama, Saitama * D51 194: Preserved in front of Tsuwano Station in

Tsuwano, Shimane is a town located in Kanoashi District, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 2017, the town has an estimated population of 7,478 and a density of 25.0 persons per km². The total area is 307.09 km². Description Tsuwano is remotely loca ...

* D51 195: Preserved in a park in

Yonago, Tottori is a city in western Tottori Prefecture, Japan, facing the Sea of Japan and making up part of the boundary of Lake Nakaumi. It is adjacent to Shimane Prefecture and across the lake from its capital of Matsue. It is the prefecture's second larges ...

* D51 201: Preserved outside Gamagori Museum in Gamagori, Aichi * D51 206: Preserved in a park next to Saga City Office in

Saga, Saga is the capital city of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyushu, Japan. Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and the largest city of former Hizen Province. As of August 1, 2020, the city had an estimated population of ...

(numberplates have been changed) * D51 209: Preserved in a park in

Ina, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 68,177 in 27587 households, and a population density of 100 persons per km². The total area of the city is . In 2016, the former town of Takatō, now p ...

* D51 211: Preserved at Oji Zoo in

Kobe, Hyogo Kobe ( , ; officially , ) is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture Japan. With a population around 1.5 million, Kobe is Japan's seventh-largest city and the third-largest port city after Tokyo and Yokohama. It is located in Kansai region, which ...

* D51 222: Preserved in Yogi Park, Naha, Okinawa * D51 231: Preserved outside the National Museum of Nature and Science in Taito, Tokyo * D51 232: Preserved at Omoriyama Zoo in

Akita, Akita 'Autumn field' is the capital city of Akita Prefecture, Japan, and has been designated a core city since 1 April 1997. , the city has an estimated population of 305,625, 136,628 households and a population density of 340 persons per km2. The to ...

* D51 237: Preserved at Naebo Works in

* D51 238: Preserved at a community centre in Kiso, Nagano * D51 243: Preserved in

Izu, Shizuoka is a city located in central Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 30,678 in 13,390 households, and a population density of 84 persons per km2. The total area of the city was . Geography Izu is ...

* D51 244: Preserved at a children's museum in

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka is a city located in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, Kitakyushu has an estimated population of 940,978, making it the second-largest city in both Fukuoka Prefecture and the island of Kyushu after the city of Fukuoka. It is one of ...

* D51 245: Preserved at a community centre in

Sakaki, Nagano is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,025 in 6211 households, and a population density of 280 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Sakaki is located in the Toushin Reg ...

* D51 254: Preserved in Suginami Jidō Kōtsū Park in

Suginami, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. The ward refers to itself as Suginami City in English. As of June 1, 2022, Suginami has an estimated population of 588,354 and a population density of 17,274 persons per km2. The total area is 34.06 km2 ...

* D51 260: Preserved in a park in

Namerikawa, Toyama is a city in eastern Toyama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 33,045 in 12674 households and a population density of 605 persons per km². Its total area was . The coast of Namerikawa is the habitat of the world famo ...

* D51 264: Preserved in a park in Koriyama, Fukushima * D51 266: Preserved in a park in Nakatsugawa, Gifu * D51 270: Preserved in Yokote Park in

Yokote, Akita is a city located in Akita Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 89,574 in 34,240 households, and a population density of 130 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Yokote is located in southeast cor ...

* D51 272: Preserved in Setagaya Park in

Setagaya, Tokyo is a special ward in Tokyo, Japan. It is also the name of a neighborhood and administrative district within the ward. The ward calls itself Setagaya City in English. Its official bird is the azure-winged magpie, its flower is the fringed orch ...

* D51 286: Preserved in

Otaru, Hokkaido is a city and port in Shiribeshi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, northwest of Sapporo. The city faces Ishikari Bay and the Sea of Japan, and has long served as the main port of the bay. With its many historical buildings, Otaru is a popular to ...

* D51 296: Preserved in Fuchū Transport Park in

Fuchū, Tokyo 260px, Fuchū City Hall is a city located in western Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. Fuchū serves as a regional commercial center and a commuter town for workers in central Tokyo. The city hosts large scale manufacturing facilities for Toshiba, NEC ...

* D51 297: Preserved in

Takikawa, Hokkaido is a city located in the Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. Takikawa City is located in the central area of Hokkaido, it is conveniently located between the cities of Sapporo (biggest city) and Asahikawa (the second biggest city). Takikawa ...

* D51 300: Preserved in a park in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi * D51 303: Preserved in a park in Tottori, Tottori * D51 311: Preserved in SL Park in

Kitami, Hokkaido is a city in Okhotsk Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the most populous city and the commercial center in the subprefecture, although the subprefecture capital is Abashiri. Kitami is physically in the middle of Okhotsk Subprefecture. Th ...

* D51 312: Preserved in Sakurayama Park in

Fukagawa, Hokkaido is a city located in Sorachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 21,618, and the density of 41 persons per km2. The total area is 529.12 km2. Fukagawa is a small but vibrant city m ...

* D51 333: Preserved in Shiraoi, Hokkaido * D51 337: Preserved in Wassamu, Hokkaido * D51 345: Preserved in Taishiyama Park in Taishi, Hyogo * D51 349: Preserved in Okaya, Nagano * D51 351: Preserved in SL Park in

Nagiso, Nagano is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 4,111 in 1751 households, and a population density of 19 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Nagiso is listed as one of The Most Beautiful Vi ...

* D51 370: Preserved in a park in

* D51 385: Preserved in a park in Kamagaya, Chiba * D51 395: Preserved at Tokuyama Zoo in Shunan, Yamaguchi * D51 397: Preserved in a park in

Shibetsu, Hokkaido is a city located in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the city has an estimated population of 19,794 and the density of 18 persons per km2. The total area is 1119.29 km2. On September 1, 2005, the town of ...

* D51 398: Preserved in Nayoro Park in

Nayoro, Hokkaido is a city in Kamikawa Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. , the city has an estimated population of 28,373 and a population density of 53 persons per km2 (140 persons per sq. mi.). The total area is . On March 27, 2006, the town of Fūren was mer ...

* D51 401: Preserved at Suzaka Zoo in Suzaka, Nagano * D51 402: Preserved at a community centre in

Iida, Nagano is a city in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , Iida had an estimated population of 101,536, and a population density of 154 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Iida is an , a municipality designated by the Japanese government to be a mo ...

* D51 403: Preserved in a park in Ritto, Shiga * D51 405: Preserved in a park in Matsudo, Chiba * D51 408: Preserved at a museum in Kawasaki, Kanagawa * D51 409: Preserved at

Yamazaki Mazak Corporation is a Japanese machine tool builder based in Oguchi, Japan. In the United States, Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country ...

Minokamo Factory in

Minokamo, Gifu is a city located in Gifu, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 56,972 and a population density of 74.81 persons per km2, in 22,508 households. The total area of the city was . Geography Minokamo is located in south-central Gifu ...

* D51 422: Preserved in a park in

Onomichi, Hiroshima is a city located in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, facing the Inland Sea. The city was founded on April 1, 1898. As of April 30, 2016, the city has an estimated population of 141,811 and a population density of 497.8 persons per km2. The total ar ...

* D51 426: (Front end only) Preserved at JR East Railway Museum, Saitama, Saitama (Cab section is used as a driving simulator) * D51 428: Preserved in Higashi-Chofu Park in Ota, Tokyo * D51 444: Preserved at the SL Hiroba in

* D51 451: Preserved in Showa Park in Akishima, Tokyo * D51 452: Preserved at

Ome Railway Park The is a railway museum in Ōme, Tokyo, Japan. It opened in 1962, and is operated by the East Japan Railway Culture Foundation, a foundation established by East Japan Railway Company. Exhibits Eight steam locomotives, one electric locomotive an ...

Ōme, Tokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 131,895 in 63,917 households, and a population density of 1300 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Ōme is located in ...

* D51 453: Preserved in Nishiguchi No. 1 Park in

Kashiwa, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 433,436 in 194,216 households and a population density of 3800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The name of the city is written with a s ...

* D51 469: Preserved in a park in

Takaishi, Osaka 260px, Takaishi Shrine is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 55,232 and a population density of 4,888 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Takaishi is located in the south ...

* D51 470: Preserved in Bairin Park in

Gifu, Gifu is a city located in the south-central portion of Gifu Prefecture, Japan, and serves as the prefectural capital. The city has played an important role in Japan's history because of its location in the middle of the country. During the Sengoku p ...

* D51 481: Preserved in

Minamiechizen, Fukui is a town located in Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 10,745 in 3,470 households and a population density of 31 persons per km². The total area of the town was . Geography Minamiechizen is located in central ...

* D51 483: Preserved in Azumino, Nagano * D51 485: Preserved in a park in

Nobeoka, Miyazaki is a city located in the north of Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan. As of June 1, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 119,521 and a population density of 138 persons per km². The total area is . History The city was officially founded on F ...

* D51 486: Preserved at JR East's Nagano Depot in Nagano, Nagano * D51 488: Preserved at the Wako Museum in

Yasugi, Shimane is a city located in Shimane Prefecture, Japan. As of March 1, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 38,875 and a population density of 92 persons per km². The total area is . History The ruins of Gassantoda Castle are in Yasugi. Ac ...

* D51 499: Preserved in a park in

Tsu, Mie is a city located in Mie Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 274,879 in 127,273 households and a population density of 390 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Although the second largest city in the p ...

* D51 502: Preserved in Kamichiba Sunahara Park in

Katsushika, Tokyo is a special ward located in Tokyo, Japan. The ward calls itself Katsushika City in English. As of May 1, 2015, the ward has an estimated population of 444,356, and a population density of 12,770 people per km². The total area is 34.80 ...

* D51 512: Preserved in a park in

Shibata, Niigata is a city in Niigata Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 96,236 in 37,017 households, and a population density of 179 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Shibata is located in a mostly inland r ...

* D51 513: Preserved in a park in Itabashi, Tokyo * D51 515: Preserved in a park in

Mito, Ibaraki is the capital city of Ibaraki Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 269,330 in 123,282 households and a population density of 1239 persons per km2. The percentage of the population aged o ...

* D51 516: Preserved in Honmoku Shimin Park in

Yokohama, Kanagawa is the second-largest city in Japan by population and the most populous municipality of Japan. It is the capital city and the most populous city in Kanagawa Prefecture, with a 2020 population of 3.8 million. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of T ...

* D51 522: Preserved in a park in Kanazawa, Ishikawa * D51 541: Preserved in a park in Hyuga, Miyazaki * D51 542: Preserved inside JR Kyushu's Okura Works in

(sectioned) * D51 549: Preserved outside an elementary school in Nagano, Nagano * D51 560: Preserved in

Muroran, Hokkaido is a city and port located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital city of Iburi Subprefecture. As of February 29, 2012, the city has an estimated population of 93,716, with 47,868 households and a population density of . The ...

* D51 561: Preserved in Kawaba, Gunma (operated at a ski resort hotel using compressed air until 2016) * D51 565: Preserved in a park in Saroma, Hokkaido * D51 566: Preserved in Akabira, Hokkaido (not on public display) * D51 592: Preserved in Kudamatsu, Yamaguchi * D51 603: Preserved in the "19th Century Hall" at

Torokko Saga Station is the first train station on the Sagano Scenic Line, a sightseeing train that follows the picturesque Hozukyo Ravine of the old JR West Sagano Line. It is located in Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Japan. Station layout The station consists of a sing ...

in Kyoto (Front section only) * D51 607: Preserved in a park in

Fukui, Fukui is the capital city of Fukui Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 264,217, and a population density of 69.2 persons per km2, in 102,935 households. Its total area is . Most of the population lives in a small central area; ...

* D51 609: Preserved in a park in Narita, Chiba * D51 663: Preserved at a culture centre in

Towada, Aomori is a city in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 60,697, and a population density of 84 persons per km2 in 27,677 households. The total area of the city is . Geography Towada is in the foothills of the Hakkōda Mo ...

* D51 688: Preserved in Minami Park in

Okazaki, Aichi is a city located in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 386,999 in 164,087 households, and a population density of 999 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Okazaki is in the coastal plains o ...

* D51 691: Preserved in a park in

Tenri, Nara is a city located in Nara Prefecture, Japan. The modern city was founded on April 1, 1954, and is named after the Japanese new religion Tenrikyo, which has its headquarters in the city. As of April 1, 2015, the city has an estimated population ...

* D51 714: Preserved in a park in

Kagoshima, Kagoshima , abbreviated to , is the capital city of Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan. Located at the southwestern tip of the island of Kyushu, Kagoshima is the largest city in the prefecture by some margin. It has been nicknamed the "Naples of the Eastern world ...

* D51 718: Preserved in a park in Ichinomiya, Aichi * D51 720: Preserved in a park in Hiroshima, Hiroshima * D51 724: Preserved in Ekimae Park in

Shibukawa, Gunma is a city in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 76,098 in 32,439 households, and a population density of . The total area of the city is . Shibukawa is the location of Ikaho Onsen, a popular hot spring res ...

* D51 735: Preserved in Murakami, Niigata * D51 737: Preserved in Nagi Park in Yuasa, Wakayama * D51 745: Preserved in front of

Minakami Station is a passenger railway station in the town of Minakami, Gunma, Japan, operated by the East Japan Railway Company (JR East). Lines Minakami Station is served by the Jōetsu Line. Seasonal '' Minakami'' limited express and Rapid services operate ...

Minakami, Gunma is a town located in Gunma Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 18,383 in 7938 households, and a population density of 24 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Much of the town is within the borders of Jōshi ...

* D51 762: Preserved in a park in

Hachinohe, Aomori is a city located in Aomori Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 221,459, and a population density of 725 persons per km2 in 96,092 households, making it Aomori Prefecture's second largest city by population. The city ...

* D51 764: Preserved in Suita, Osaka * D51 768: Preserved in

Shimonoseki, Yamaguchi is a city located in Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan. With a population of 265,684, it is the largest city in Yamaguchi Prefecture and the fifth-largest city in the Chūgoku region. It is located at the southwestern tip of Honshu facing the Tsushi ...

* D51 769: Preserved outside a museum in

Omi, Nagano is a village located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the village had an estimated population of 2,738 in 1130 households, and a population density of 80 persons per km². The total area of the village is . Geography Omi is located in the centre ...

* D51 774: Preserved outside the former Taisha Station in Izumo, Shimane * D51 775: Preserved in front of

Kiso-Fukushima Station is a railway station in the town of Kiso, Nagano Prefecture, Japan, operated by Central Japan Railway Company (JR Tōkai). Lines Kiso-Fukushima Station is served by the JR Tōkai Chūō Main Line, and is located 263.8 kilometers from the o ...

in Kiso, Nagano * D51 777: Preserved in a park in

Kariya, Aichi is a city in central Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 153,162 in 66,751 households, and a population density of 3,040 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Geography Kariya is situated in central Aic ...

* D51 787: Preserved in

Miyota, Nagano is a town located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 15,562 in 6897 households, and a population density of 260 persons per km². The total area of the town is . Geography Miyota is located on the eastern bo ...

* D51 792: Preserved in a park in Kasugai, Aichi * D51 793: Preserved at Nagahama Railway Square in

Nagahama, Shiga is a city located in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 116,043 in 46858 households and a population density of 120 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Nagahama is located on the northern ...

* D51 813: Preserved outside a community centre in Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi * D51 822: Preserved in front of Mattō Station in Hakusan, Ishikawa * D51 823: Preserved in a park in Inazawa, Aichi * D51 824: Preserved in

Suwa, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 48,972 in 20698 households, and a population density of 452 persons per km². The total area of the city is . History The shores of Lake Suwa have been inh ...

* D51 828: Preserved in Heiwa Kannon Temple in Awaji, Hyogo (closed and not open to the public) * D51 831: Preserved in a park in Iga, Mie * D51 837: Preserved in a park in

Komagane, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 32,210 in 12937 households, and a population density of 190 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Komagane is located in a north-so ...

* D51 838: Preserved in a car park in

Niimi, Okayama is a city located in northwestern Okayama Prefecture, Japan. As of March 31, 2017, the city has an estimated population of 30,583 (14,628 males, 15,955 females), with 12,857 households and a population density of 39 persons per km2. The total a ...

* D51 842: Preserved in a park in Kurashiki, Okayama * D51 849: Preserved in a park in

Toyota, Aichi , formerly known as Koromo, is a city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 426,162 and a population density of 464 people per km2. The total area was . It is located about 35 minutes from Nagoya by way of the Meite ...

* D51 853: Preserved in Asukayama Park in Kita, Tokyo * D51 859: Preserved in a park in Engaru, Hokkaido * D51 860: Preserved in a park in

Fukuyama, Hiroshima is a city located on the Ashida River in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan. As of September 30, 2019, the city has an estimated population of 468,812 and a population density of 904.80 persons per km2. The total area is . After Hiroshima, it is the l ...

* D51 862: Preserved in

Machida, Tokyo is a city located in the western portion of Tokyo Metropolis, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 428,851, and a population density of 6,000 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Machida is located in the T ...

* D51 882: Preserved in

* D51 885: Preserved in

Fukaya, Saitama is a city located in Saitama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 229,517 in 142,803 households in 60804 households and a population density of 1023 persons per km². The total area of the city is . It is famous for a ...

* D51 889: Preserved in a park in Soja, Okayama * D51 892: Preserved in a park in Hirosaki, Aomori * D51 895: Preserved in a park in Oji, Nara * D51 916: Preserved in a park in

Maebashi, Gunma is the capital city of Gunma Prefecture, in the northern Kantō region of Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 335,352 in 151,171 households, and a population density of 1100 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . It ...

* D51 917: Preserved in a park in Kita-ku, Okayama, Okayama * D51 921: Preserved outside Shinonoi Community Centre in Nagano, Nagano * D51 923: Preserved in Kurume, Fukuoka * D51 930: Preserved in a park in

Iwade, Wakayama 270px, Iwade city hall is a city located in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 54,138 in 23906 households and a population density of 1400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Geography Iwade is ...

* D51 943: Preserved in a park in

Fuji, Shizuoka is a city in eastern Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 245,015 in 106,087 households, and a population density of 1,000 persons per km2. The total area of the city is . Fuji is the third largest city in terms o ...

* D51 946: Preserved at the Coal and Fossils Museum in

Iwaki, Fukushima is a city located in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. , Iwaki had a population of 337,765 in 143,500 households, and population density of 270 persons per km2. The total area of the city is , making it the largest city in the prefecture and the 10th ...

* D51 947: Preserved in

Hakone, Kanagawa is a town in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the town had a population of 11,293 and a population density of 122 persons per km². The total area of the town is . The town is a popular tourist destination due to its many hot springs and views of ...

* D51 953: Preserved outside Chuo Community Centre in

Toyoura, Hokkaido is a town located in Iburi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. As of September 2016, the town has an estimated population of 4,205, and a density Density (volumetric mass density or specific mass) is the substance's mass per unit of volume. T ...

* D51 954: Preserved outside a community centre in Furano, Hokkaido * D51 1001: Preserved in front of the Koshoku Gymnasium in

Chikuma, Nagano is a city located in Nagano Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 59,381 in 22,018 households, and a population density of 500 persons per km². The total area of the city was . Geography Chikuma is located in the Chikum ...

* D51 1032: Preserved in a park in

Yufu, Ōita is a city in Ōita Prefecture, Japan. The modern city of Yufu was established on October 1, 2005, from the merger of the towns of Hasama, Ōita, Hasama, Shōnai, Ōita, Shōnai, and Yufuin, Ōita, Yufuin (all from Ōita District, Ōita, Ōita ...

* D51 1052: Preserved in Kirin Beer Park Chitose in

Chitose, Hokkaido is a city located in Ishikari Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan, and home to the New Chitose Airport, the biggest international airport in Hokkaido and closest airport to Sapporo, as well as the neighboring Chitose Air Base. As of May 1, 2017, ...

* D51 1072: Preserved in front of Kobe Station in

* D51 1085: Preserved in Aridagawa Railway Park in

Aridagawa, Wakayama 270px, Aragijima rice terraces is a town located in Arida District, in central Wakayama Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 25,940 in 10680 households and a population density of 74 persons per km². The total area o ...

* D51 1101: Preserved at Mikasa Park in

Yokosuka, Kanagawa is a city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city has a population of 409,478, and a population density of . The total area is . Yokosuka is the 11th most populous city in the Greater Tokyo Area, and the 12th in the Kantō region. The city ...

* D51 1108: Preserved at Sendai Shinkansen Depot in

Rifu, Miyagi is a town located in Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 36,014, and a population density of 800 persons per km2 in 13,568 households. The total area of the town is . Rifu is known for its nashi pears. Recently, ...

* D51 1116: Privately preserved in

Shiroi, Chiba is a city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 63,190 in 26,204 households and a population density of 1800 persons per km². The total area of the city is . The name of the city comes from the word for ...

* D51 1119: Preserved in a park in

Atsugi, Kanagawa is a city located in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 223,960 and a population density of 2400 persons per km². The total area of the city is . While the name "Atsugi" is often associated with the United ...

* D51 1142: Preserved in a park in Sasebo, Nagasaki * D51 1149: Preserved in Taga SL Park in

Taga, Shiga is a town located in Inukami District, Shiga Prefecture, Japan. , the town had an estimated population of 7,525 in 2900 households and a population density of 940 persons per km2. The total area of the town is . Taga developed as a shrine town ...

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Russian Class D51

* D51-1: Niigata Prefecture * D51-2: Hokkaido * D51-4: Sakhalin (working order, after re-gauging of the Sakhalin Railways to the

Russian gauge Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: * Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries * Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and p ...

stay in railway museum in Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk station) * D51-22: Sakhalin (Plinthed outside

railway station) * D51-23: Hokkaido * D51-25: Hokkaido * D51-26: Hokkaido * D51-27: Hokkaido * D51-28: Sakhalin (dumped at Tomari) * D51 ? : Sakhalin (2 D51s dumped north of

at Dalny)

Taiwan Railways Administration DT650

*DT652: Preserved at

Tainan Tainan (), officially Tainan City, is a special municipality in southern Taiwan facing the Taiwan Strait on its western coast. Tainan is the oldest city on the island and also commonly known as the "Capital City" for its over 200 years of his ...

Sports Park. *DT664: Preserved at East Stone Township,

Chiayi County Chiayi County ( Mandarin pinyin: ''jiā yì xiàn''; Hokkien POJ: ''Ka-gī-koān'') is a county in southwestern Taiwan surrounding but not including Chiayi City. It is the sixth largest county in Taiwan. Name The former Chinese placename wa ...

. (The current number is DT651) *DT668: Preserved in operational condition at Changhua Locomotive Depot. *DT670: Preserved at Art and Literature Center,

Banqiao District Banqiao District () is a district and the seat of New Taipei City, Taiwan. It has the third-highest population density in Taiwan, with over . Until the creation of New Taipei City, Banqiao (then transliterated as Banciao or Pan-ch'iao) was an ...

New Taipei City New Taipei City is a special municipality located in northern Taiwan. The city is home to an estimated population of 3,974,683 as of 2022, making it the most populous city of Taiwan, and also the second largest special municipality by area, b ...

. (The current number is DT675)

Design and operation

Service outside Japan

Soviet Railways D51

Korean National Railways Mika7

Manila Railroad 300 class (1951)

Taiwan Railways Administration DT650

Classification

Preserved examples

Operational

Static preservation

Russian Class D51

Taiwan Railways Administration DT650

References

See also