| Class D61 (Rebuilt : 6 : D51) | |
| Powertype: | Steam |
| Builddate: | 1936-1945 |
| Totalproduction: | 6 |
| Rebuilder: | JNR Hamamatsu Works and Koriyama Works |
| Rebuilddate: | 1960-1961 |
| Numberrebuilt: | 6 |
| Whytetype: | 2-8-4 |
| Maxspeed: | 85 Km/h (52 Mph) |
| Operator: | JNR |
| Numinclass: | 6 |
| Fleetnumbers: | D61 1-D61 6 |
| Retiredate: | 1975 |
| Preservedunits: | D61 3 |
| Scrapdate: | 1975 |
| Disposition: | One (D61 3) preserved; remainder scrapped |
The 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.[1]
List Of Class D61
, one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.[2]