Power type Steam Configuration 2-8-4 Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) | Number rebuilt 20 UIC class 1′D2′ h2 | |
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Rebuild date March 1950 – March 1951
(from JNR Class D52) | ||
The Class D62 (D62形) is a type of 2-8-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1950 and 1951.
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20 Class D62s were rebuilt from the earlier Class D52, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. Following the launch of the Class D62, other 2-8-2 locomotives (Class D50 and Class D51) were also converted to 2-8-4, becoming Class D60 and Class D61, respectively.
Preservation
No examples of the class have been preserved.
In popular culture
The D62 is the model upon which the Transformers character Astrotrain is based.
References
JNR Class D62 Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA