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![]() D61 4 in Hokkaido, ca. 1974 | |||||||||||||||||
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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. 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
As of 2019[update], one Class D61, D61 3, is preserved in a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido.[2]