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JNR Class D61

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Power type
  
Steam

Configuration
  
2-8-4

Preserved
  
1

Build date
  
1960–1961

Gauge
  
1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)

JNR Class D61

Builder
  
Japanese National Railways

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.

The D61 was a rebuild of the JNR Class D51, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.

Preserved examples

As of 2014, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.

References

JNR Class D61 Wikipedia