JNR Class D51/Preservation

Over one-hundred JNR Class D51 steam locomotives have been preserved, making this the most numerous class of steam locomotive in preservation in Japan.

Preserved[]

The following Class D51 locomotives have been preserved:

Aichi Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 89	Hamamatsu Works	26 March 1938	22	17 April 1971	Non Hoi Park (Toyohashi Zoo and Botanical Park), Toyohashi, Japan	Early D51 without partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter
D51 201		31 October 1938	26	20 June 1973	Gamagori City Museum, Gamagori, Japan	Displayed under shelter, fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack; cab open for public viewing
D51 688		13 August 1942	67	28 July 1973	Minami Park, Okazaki, Japan
D51 718	Hitachi	11 July 1943	1682	22 May 1974	Ohirashima Park, Ichinomiya, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing on second Sunday of each month from 9 – 11 am
D51 777	Kisha Seizō	26 September 1942	2260	22 September 1972	Kariya City Transportation Children's Amusement Park, Kariya, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 792	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	31 October 1942	361	3 February 1973	Kasugai City Transportation Children's Amusement Park, Kasugai, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; locomotive tours available on request
D51 823	Hamamatsu Works	26 February 1943	73	6 August 1970	Miyaura Park, Inazawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter with full fencing around perimeter; public viewing available twice a year in spring and fall
D51 849	Hamamatsu Works	11 September 1943	82	26 June 1972	Hirashibasakanoue Park, Toyota, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing
D51 1149	Kawasaki Sharyō	27 August 1944	3031	1 March 1976	Toyota City, Aichi, Japan	Privately owned, currently dismantled; formerly displayed as "D51 999" (fictitious number), planned to be reassembled and run using compressed air

Akita Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 232	Tsuchizaki Works	8 December 1938	1	1 April 1971	Omoriyama Park, Akita, Japan	Displayed outdoors; first and only surviving steam locomotive produced by Tsuchizaki Works
D51 270	Kawasaki Sharyō	27 July 1939	2148	25 March 1968	Yokote Park, Yokote, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 370	Hitachi	18 May 1940	1249	9 December 1972	Tsuchizaki Gaiku Park, Tsuchizaki Minato, Japan	Displayed outdoors

Aomori Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 113	Kawasaki Sharyō	25 July 1938	1938	27 March 1972	Central Park, Misawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 663	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	24 September 1941	339	18 November 1974	Towada Civic Cultural Center, Towada, Japan	Fitted with Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors; displayed under shelter
D51 762	Kawasaki Sharyō	6 December 1942	2727	22 May 1972	Hachinohe Kōen Kodomonokuni, Hachinohe, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 892	Hitachi	27 April 1944	1830	14 July 1972	Jōhoku Park Traffic Square, Hirosaki, Japan	Displayed outdoors

Chiba Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 14	Kisha Seizō	29 February 1936	1371	20 July 1973	Nagareyama City General Fitness Park, Nagareyama, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed under shelter; cosmetically restored 2020
D51 125	Hitachi	22 July 1938	994	1 March 1974	Funabashi City Local Collection Museum, Funabashi, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 385	Nippon Sharyo	13 November 1938	760	25 October 1973	Kamagaya Shiseikinen Park, Kamagaya, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 405	Nippon Sharyo	31 March 1940	780	30 November 1973	Eucalyptus Road Safety Park, Matsudo, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cosmetically restored 2021
D51 453	Kisha Seizō	29 February 1940	1872	25 April 1974	Kashiwanishiguchi Daiichi Park, Kashiwa, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; fence opened during "D51 Fureai Festival"
D51 609	Hitachi	17 March 1941	1440	9 December 1972	Kuriyama Neighborhood Park, Narita, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; cab opened for public viewing on special occasions

Fukui Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 481	Takatori Works	18 March 1940	17	6 September 1974	Fureai Hall Imajō Cycling Terminal, Nanjō, Japan	Displayed under shelter, cab open for public viewing
	D51 607	Hitachi	10 March 1941	1438	21 October 1971	Fukui Children's Sports Park, Fukui, Japan	Displayed under shelter, cab open for public viewing

Fukuoka Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 10	Kawasaki Sharyō	29 March 1936	1652	10 September 1973	Kisha Club, Nōgata, Kyushu, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, undergoing cosmetic restoration and reassembly, normally not open for public viewing; formerly preserved at the Yukuhashi City Hall before demolition of facility
D51 225	Kokura Works	6 March 1939	21	20 August 1973	Nōgata Ikoinomura, Nōgata, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence, facility closed September 2021; currently owned and maintained by Kisha Club, open to public at events and through request
D51 244	Ōmiya Works	16 December 1939	14	28 April 1972	Momozono Park, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing
D51 542	Kokura Works	24 January 1941	40	20 August 1974	Kokura General Rolling Stock Center, Kitakyushu, Kyushu, Japan	Front portion, cab and front portion of tender only, displayed outdoors; viewing possible on depot open days
D51 923	Kawasaki Sharyō	10 November 1943	2897	1 February 1974	Kurume Bird Center, Kurume, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing

Fukushima Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 264	Kōriyama Works	9 February 1940	5	31 March 1970	Kaiseizan Park, Kōriyama, Japan	Displayed outdoors
	D51 946	Kawasaki Sharyō	26 March 1943	2961	9 April 1970	Iwaki City Coal & Fossil Museum, Iwaki, Japan	Displayed outdoors

Gifu Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 266	Kawasaki Sharyō	18 July 1939	2144	15 April 1971	Honmachi Park, Nakatsugawa, Japan	Displayed under fully-fenced shelter
D51 409	Nippon Sharyo	23 April 1940	784	25 January 1975	The Yamazaki Mazak Museum of Machine Tools, Minokamo, Japan	Displayed indoors; formerly located at Yamazaki Mazak's Minokamo factory
D51 470	Ōmiya Works	12 February 1940	16	22 May 1974	Bairin Park, Gifu, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing

Gunma Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 498	Takatori Works	24 November 1940	26	1 December 1972	Gunma Rolling Stock Depot, Annaka, Japan	Operational, mainline certified
D51 96	Kawasaki Sharyō	30 March 1938	1565	1 March 1976	Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park, Annaka, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed outdoors
D51 561	Naebo Works	27 December 1940	10	1 March 1976	Hotel Den'en Plaza, Kawaba, Japan	Fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack and Nagano-style smoke deflectors, displayed under shelter; formerly able to be moved by compressed air until 2016 due to driver's death, initially preserved with a 20 series passenger car as the "SL Hotel" and used as lodging
D51 724	Hitachi	15 August 1943	1688	29 November 1971	Ekimae Jido Park, Shibukawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 745	Nippon Sharyo	16 August 1943	1187	9 September 1970	Minakami Station SL Turntable Square, Minakami, Japan	Displayed outdoors on turntable
D51 916	Nippon Sharyo	17 December 1943	1219	10 March 1976	Job-Job-Jobs Maebashi Children Park, Minakami, Japan	Displayed under shelter

Hiroshima Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 422	Nippon Sharyo	13 July 1940	797	17 January 1972	Kohamajido Park, Onomichi, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 720	Hitachi	27 July 1973	1684	15 February 1975	Senogawa Park, Hiroshima, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 860	Takatori Works	29 November 1943	58	16 September 1972	Akebono Park, Fukuyama, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing

Hokkaido[]

All locomotives are fitted with Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors.

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 6	Kawasaki Sharyō	29 March 1936	1648	28 October 1969	Kamuy Kotan, Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed outdoors, displayed near 29638 and C57 201
D51 11	Kawasaki Sharyō	30 March 1936	1653	30 November 1973	Noshi Park, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing
D51 47	Hitachi	30 January 1937	817	30 November 1973	Minami Park, Iwamizawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter
D51 95	Kisha Seizō	29 March 1938	1564	15 May 1974	Shintokuyama Ski Area, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan
D51 159	Nippon Sharyo	21 February 1939	683	15 May 1974	Iwanai Undo Park, Iwanai, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 237	Naebo Works	27 October 1938	1	6 July 1974	Naebo Works, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter; first locomotive produced by Naebo Works
D51 286	Kawasaki Sharyō	21 September 1939	2192	3 December 1973	Otaru Wine Gallery, Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors, headlight missing; connected to 59614 and passenger cars SuHaFu 44 6 and SuHaFu 44 7
D51 297	Kawasaki Sharyō	19 October 1939	2205	1 March 1976	Takikawa City Folk Museum, Takikawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 311	Hitachi	10 October 1939	1190	25 June 1975	Nakayoshi Park, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors; major cosmetic restoration completed October 2022
D51 312		13 October 1939	1191	10 August 1973	Sakurayama Park, Fukagawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 320		11 November 1939	1199	17 January 1976	Abira D51 Road Station, Yufutsu, Hokkaido, Japan	One of the last operational Class D51 locomotives in Hokkaido; displayed indoors
D51 333		18 December 1939	1212	5 November 1975	Shiraoiekikitaguchi Park, Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 337		27 December 1939	1216	20 March 1975	Wassamu Town Historical Museum, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 397	Nippon Sharyo	22 January 1940	772	10 March 1976	Tsukumosuigo Park, Shibetsu, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 398	Nippon Sharyo	24 January 1940	773	10 September 1973	Nayoroshi Kitaguni Museum, Nayoro, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors, coupled to 59601, MacLay snowplow Ki 911, rotary snowplow Ki 604 and caboose Yo 4456 in snow clearing formation; designated Quasi-Railway Monument in 2010
D51 444	Kisha Seizō	10 February 1940	1863	1 March 1976	SL Square, Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 560	Naebo Works	12 November 1940	9	6 April 1974	Popporan Park, Muroran, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 565	Kawasaki Sharyō	12 December 1940	2418	19 March 1976	Saroma Town Transportation Park, Tokoro, Hokkaido, Japan	One of the last operational Class D51 locomotives in Hokkaido, displayed under shelter; park also houses DE10 1677, passenger car SuUNi 50 517 and caboose Yo 8017
D51 566	Kawasaki Sharyō	15 December 1940	2419	1 March 1976	Former Akabirayama Ski Area, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter, poor cosmetic condition; ski area now closed and abandoned
D51 816	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	24 October 1944	385	3 December 1975	Hokkaido Railway Technology Museum, Naebo Works, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan	Smokebox door and headlight only; driving wheel displayed at Niitsu Station
D51 859	Takatori Works	19 November 1943	57	7 July 1972	Taiyou no Oka Engaru Park, Mombetsu, Hokkaido, Japan	Rectangular sand boxes and domes, fitted with bunker oil tank; displayed under shelter
D51 953	Kisha Seizō	19 February 1941	2234	1 March 1976	Toyouramachi Seikatsukaizen Center, Abuta, Hokkaido, Japan	Ex-Iburi Jūkan D51 04, fitted with Giesl ejector; displayed outdoors
D51 954	Hitachi	7 May 1943	1785	23 July 1975	Furano Culture Hall, Furano, Hokkaido, Japan	Ex-Iburi Jūkan D51 05; displayed outdoors
D51 1052	Hitachi	25 May 1944	1835	20 March 1975	Kirin Beer Chitose Factory, Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed under shelter
Sakhalin Railway D51-23	Kisha Seizō	28 March 1949	2578	1965	Furinai Railway Memorial Museum, Saru, Hokkaido, Japan	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors
Sakhalin Railway D51-27	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	21 March 1949	666	1965	Bekkaicho Tetsudo Memorial Park, Betsukai, Hokkaido, Japan	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors

Hyōgo Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 8	Kawasaki Sharyō	31 March 1936	1650	24 May 1973	Daimotsu Park, Amagasaki, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing on third Sunday of April through November from 10 am to 4 pm
D51 25	Kawasaki Sharyō	26 December 1936	1739	4 March 1976	Hajikami Ike Park, Sanda, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed under shelter within fence
D51 211	Takatori Works	13 October 1938	1	4 May 1971	Kobe Ōji Zoo, Kobe, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; first locomotive produced by Takatori Works
D51 345	Hitachi	31 January 1940	1224	10 March 1976	Taishiyama Park, Taishi, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence
D51 1072	Nippon Sharyo	27 February 1944	72	1 March 1976	Kobe Station, Kobe, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fencing; accessible via station's south exit

Ibaraki Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 70	Hitachi	29 September 1937	870	31 January 1976	Sakura Traffic Park, Tsukuba, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter
D51 515	Ōmiya Works	31 March 1941	28	28 November 1970	Senba Park, Tsukuba, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 1116	Nippon Sharyo	19 August 1944	1305	1 March 1976	The Hirosawa City Rail Park, Ibaraki, Japan	Displayed near various other locomotives and trainsets

Ishikawa Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 522	Hamamatsu Works	25 September 1940	51	16 June 1973	Seibu Ryokuchi Park, Kanazawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter, cab open for public viewing; initially exhibited at the 1973 Exposition Sea of Japan in Kanazawa and remains in the same location after end of exposition
	D51 822	Hamamatsu Works	9 February 1943	72	19 March 1970	Mattō Station, Hakusan, Japan	Displayed outdoors; accessible via station's south exit

Iwate Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 68	Hitachi	22 September 1937	868	19 March 1976	Koiwai Farm, Shizukuishi, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, coupled to passenger cars NaHaNe 20 352, NaHaNe 20 355 and NaHaNe 20 263, displayed outdoors; formerly used as lodging facility

Kanagawa Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 408	Nippon Sharyo	12 April 1940	783	28 November 1970	Kawasaki Municipal Science Museum, Kawasaki, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 516	Ōmiya Works	12 November 1940	29	28 November 1970	Honmoku Shimin Park, Yokohama, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 1119	Nippon Sharyo	26 August 1940	1308	1 March 1976	Wakamiya Park, Atsugi, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; fitted with Giesl ejector, Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors and kamaboko-shaped steam dome

Kumamoto Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 170	Nippon Sharyo	30 March 1939	694	5 June 1972	Hitoyoshi SL Exhibition Hall, Hitoyoshi, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed indoors, fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack and bunker oil tank; cab open for public viewing, maintained by private individuals

Kyoto[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 200	Hamamatsu Works	30 September 1938	25	28 March 1979	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan	Operational, mainline certified
D51 1	Kawasaki Sharyō	22 March 1936	1643	30 May 1986	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan	Lead member of class, features partial skyline casing, displayed in roundhouse, occasionally wheeled onto turntable; operational at museum until 1986
D51 66	Kawasaki Sharyō	29 September 1937	1830	27 March 1972	Seika Town Kawanishi Elementary School, Seika, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter on school grounds, not open for public viewing unless permission sought
D51 603	Hitachi	23 February 1941	1434	10 March 1976	Torokko Saga Station 19th Century Hall, Seika, Japan	Front portion only; preserved alongside C56 98, C58 48 and 7 Wakataka

Mie Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 499	Takatori Works	1 February 1941	27	18 September 1973	Tsukairaku Park, Tsu, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence
	D51 831	Takatori Works	5 December 1942	39	8 November 1973	Yono Park, Iga, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence

Miyazaki Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 485	Kokura Works	31 March 1940	32	12 June 1974	Osecho Jido Park, Nobeoka, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed under shelter
	D51 541	Kokura Works	7 December 1940	39	12 June 1974	Honmachi Children's Park, Hyūga, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing

Nagano Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 59	Kawasaki Sharyō	17 August 1937	1817	1 March 1976	Kojinyama Sports Park, Tatsuno, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed outdoors
D51 155	Nippon Sharyo	10 February 1939	679	3 February 1973	Shiojiri City Hall, Shiojiri, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 172	Nippon Sharyo	31 March 1939	696	27 November 1973	Okubohara Park, Matsumoto, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 209	Hamamatsu Works	31 July 1939	34	20 July 1973	Ina Park, Ina, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence
D51 238	Naebo Works	18 February 1939	2	7 December 1973	Kiso Village Folk Museum, Kiso, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 245	Hamamatsu Works	28 September 1939	36	20 July 1973	Sakakimachi Bunkasentafukushi Center Wanpaku-hiroba, Hanishina, Japan	Displayed outdoors, poor cosmetic condition; fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack
D51 349	Hitachi	15 February 1940	1228	19 March 1976	Suwako Heights, Okaya, Japan	Displayed under shelter; fitted with Giesl ejector
D51 351	Hitachi	23 February 1940	1230	20 July 1973	SL Park, Kiso, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cosmetically restored 2025
D51 401	Nippon Sharyo	1 February 1940	776	20 September 1973	Garyu Park, Suzaka, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 402	Nippon Sharyo	6 February 1940	777	27 March 1972	Kyonan Community Center, Iida, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 483	Kokura Works	21 February 1940	30	1 March 1976	Hotaka Swimming Club, Azumino, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 486	Nagano Works	27 March 1940	6	8 November 1969	Nagano General Rolling Stock Center, Nagano, Japan	Displayed outdoors; fitted with bunker oil tank
D51 549	Nagano Works	29 October 1940	8	27 November 1973	The University of Nagano Gocho Campus Zozan Dormitory, Nagano, Japan	Displayed outdoors, fitted with Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors, cab open for public viewing; pulled a number of farewell services for steam locomotives from 1970 to 1973
D51 769	Kawasaki Sharyō	16 September 1943	2867	16 May 1972	Hijiri Museum, Omi, Japan	Displayed under shelter; fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack
D51 775	Kisha Seizō	11 September 1942	2258	20 September 1973	Kiso-Fukushima Station, Kiso, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 787	Kisha Seizō	29 September 1943	2327	17 April 1971	Miyota Traffic Memorial Hall, Kiyasaku, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; open to public viewing once a month
D51 824	Hamamatsu Works	16 March 1943	74	6 August 1970	Suwa Lakeside Park, Suwa, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 837	Takatori Works	10 March 1943	45	3 December 1974	Kitanohata Park, Komagane, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 921	Kawasaki Sharyō	8 November 1943	2895	28 April 1972	Naganoshi Shinonoikoryu Center, Nagano, Japan	Displayed under shelter, cab open for public viewing; fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack

Nagasaki Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 1142	Kawasaki Sharyō	6 August 1944	3021	24 December 1971	Sasebo City Transportation Park, Sasebo, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed under shelter, cab opened for public viewing; facility closed December 2019

Nara Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 691	Takatori Works	16 June 1942	35	8 November 1973	Tainoshoike Park, Tenri, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence
	D51 895	Hitachi	10 May 1944	1833	7 November 1972	Funato Children's Park, Ōji, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing

Niigata Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 827	Hamamatsu Works	25 February 1943	77	22 November 1973	Naoetsu D51 Rail Park, Jōetsu, Japan	Operable using compressed air
D51 75	Kawasaki Sharyō	21 June 1943	1894	9 December 1972	Jōetsu Traffic Park, Jōetsu, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter
D51 512	Ōmiya Works	14 November 1940	25	30 October 1972	Shibatashihigashi Park, Shibata, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing
D51 735	Nippon Sharyo	25 February 1943	1137	27 March 1972	Arakawa Total Gymnasium, Murakami, Japan	Displayed under shelter; not usually open for public viewing

Ōita Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 176	Hitachi	9 January 1939	1043	6 August 1974	Hitaekikita Park, Hita, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors
	D51 1032	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	29 September 1944	450	7 November 1974	Iwashita Collection, Yufu, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors, no smoke deflectors, poor cosmetic condition; initially used as lodging for a local hotel in Yufu then moved to Yufuin Chuojido Park when hotel closed, moved to current location in 2019

Okayama Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 2	Kawasaki Sharyō	26 March 1936	1644	13 December 1971	Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum, Tsuyama, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed in roundhouse; formerly located at the Modern Transportation Museum before its closure in 2014
D51 838	Takatori Works	10 May 1943	46	19 February 1974	Ikurado Cave, Niimi, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing
D51 842	Takatori Works	30 July 1943	50	3 December 1975	Mizushima Central Park, Kurashiki, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter
D51 889	Hitachi	12 April 1944	1827	4 July 1972	Ishihara Park, Soja, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing
D51 917	Nippon Sharyo	20 December 1943	1220	27 March 1972	Shimoishii Park, Okayama, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence

Okinawa Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 222	Kokura Works	18 December 1938	18	10 December 1972	Yogi Park, Naha, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing

Osaka[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 158	Nippon Sharyo	18 February 1939	682	7 November 1974	SL Park, Ibaraki, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 469	Ōmiya Works	22 January 1940	15	18 August 1971	Hamadera Transportation Park, Takaishi, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 882	Hitachi	29 February 1944	1820	30 November 1973	Shinryuji, Ibaraki, Japan	Displayed under shelter

Saga Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 206	Hamamatsu Works	7 March 1939	31	20 August 1974	Saga City Office, Saga, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence

Saitama Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 118	Hitachi	30 July 1938	1943	19 March 1976	Kotesashi Park, Tokorozawa, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 140	Nippon Sharyo	6 November 1938	664	9 April 1970	Arakawa Sports Park, Kumagaya, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cosmetically restored 2017
D51 187	Ōmiya Works	9 September 1938	1	26 August 1971	Ōmiya Works, Saitama, Japan	Displayed under shelter; first locomotive produced by Ōmiya Works
D51 426	Nippon Sharyo	24 July 1940	801	28 April 1972	The Railway Museum, Saitama, Japan	Front and cab only; cab used as simulator attraction within museum
D51 885	Hitachi	28 March 1944	1823	8 November 1973	Sengen-yama Park, Fukaya, Japan	Displayed outdoors

Shiga Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 403	Nippon Sharyo	29 March 1940	778	12 October 1973	Inari Park, Ritto, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence
	D51 793	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	18 November 1942	362	25 June 1970	Nagahama Tetsudo Square, Nagahama, Japan	Displayed indoors; displayed next to ED70 1

Shimane Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 194	Ōmiya Works	25 March 1939	8	30 November 1973	Tsuwano Station, Tsuwano, Japan	Displayed outdoors; fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack
D51 488	Kōriyama Works	30 March 1940	6	30 April 1975	Wakou Museum, Yasugi, Japan	Displayed under shelter
D51 774	Kisha Seizō	7 August 1940	2257	25 January 1975	Former Taisha Station, Izumo, Japan	Displayed outdoors near station platform, cab open for public viewing; station closed April 1990, buildings refurbished 2021

Shizuoka Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 86	Hamamatsu Works	26 December 1937	19	10 August 1973	Hamamatsu Flower Park, Hamamatsu, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 101	Kisha Seizō	21 June 1938	1570	16 June 1973	Chuosho Park, Shimada, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 243	Ōmiya Works	26 November 1939	13	18 November 1974	Amagifurusatohiroba Camping Ground, Izu, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 943	Kawasaki Sharyō	16 March 1943	2958	1 March 1976	Iriyamase Park, Fuji, Japan	Displayed under shelter; next to passenger car OHa 35 441 which has been converted to a library

Tochigi Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 146	Nippon Sharyo	26 November 1938	670	1 March 1976	SL Kyurokukan, Mooka, Japan	Displayed indoors, operable using compressed air; accessible via Mōka Station
	D51 947	Kawasaki Sharyō	28 March 1944	2962	24 November 1971	Sanwa Tekki Railway Square, Utsunomiya, Japan	Displayed under shelter near Toden 175 and E223-23; cab open for public viewing

Tokyo[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 231	Nagano Works	31 March 1939	3	10 March 1976	National Museum of Nature and Science, Ueno Park, Tokyo, Japan	Displayed outdoors
D51 254	Takatori Works	16 December 1939	13	21 October 1974	Suginami Children's Traffic Park, Suginami, Japan	Displayed outdoors, cosmetically restored 2021; cab open for public viewing
D51 272	Kawasaki Sharyō	4 August 1939	2150	19 February 1973	Setagaya Park, Setagaya, Japan	Displayed outdoors, fitted with Moji-style smoke deflectors, coupled to caboose Yo 14740; cosmetically restored 2021
D51 296	Kawasaki Sharyō	18 October 1939	2204	27 March 1972	Kyodonomori Park Traffic Playground, Fuchū, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 428	Nippon Sharyo	10 September 1940	803	16 September 1972	Higashi-Chōfu Park, Ōta, Japan	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 451	Kisha Seizō	27 February 1940	1870	28 November 1970	Shōwa Park, Akishima, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing
D51 452	Kisha Seizō	28 February 1940	1871	11 May 1972	Ōme Railway Park, Ōme, Japan	Displayed outdoors; park temporarily closed from 2023 to end-2025
D51 502	Takatori Works	30 September 1941	30	31 January 1971	Kamichiba Sunahara Park, Katsuhika, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing
D51 513	Ōmiya Works	11 December 1940	26	14 June 1972	Johoku Traffic Park, Itabashi, Japan	Displayed under shelter near Arida Railway 1; cab open for public viewing
D51 780	Kisha Seizō	11 November 1942	2283	28 April 1972	Curry Station Niagara, Meguro, Japan	Smokebox door and headlight only; displayed in front façade
D51 853	Takatori Works	31 April 1943	51	14 June 1972	Asukayama Park, Kita, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing
D51 862	Hamamatsu Works	18 November 1943	87	19 August 1971	Sumire Kaikan, Machida, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing

Tottori Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 195	Ōmiya Works	28 July 1939	9	1 March 1973	Minatoyama Park, Yonago, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence
	D51 303	Kawasaki Sharyō	9 November 1939	2211	1 March 1973	Tottori Sakyu Kodomo-no-kuni, Hamasaka, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; cab open for public viewing

Toyama Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 165	Nippon Sharyo	22 March 1939	689	1 March 1976	Fukumitsu Park, Nanto, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence; cab open for public viewing
	D51 260	Nagano Works	15 January 1940	5	1 March 1976	Tofukujino Natural Park SL House, Namerikawa, Japan	Displayed outdoors; lodging built to resemble passenger cars behind locomotive

Wakayama Prefecture[]

Image	Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
	D51 930	Kawasaki Sharyō	16 June 1942	2910	7 November 1972	Negoro SL Park, Iwade, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence, equipped with bunker oil tank; cab open for public viewing, private tours available
	D51 1085	Nippon Sharyo	30 April 1944	1273	1 March 1976	Aritagawa Railway Park, Aridagawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter within fence

Yamaguchi Prefecture[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
D51 18	Kisha Seizō	17 May 1936	1375	1 December 1972	Tokiwa Coal Memorial Museum, Ube, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D51 103	Kisha Seizō	27 July 1938	1572	10 August 1971	Motomachidai 1 Gaikukoenesueru Park, Iwakuni, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence
D51 300	Kawasaki Sharyō	31 October 1939	2208	1 December 1972	Tonomachijido Park, San'yō-Onoda, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence, cab open for public viewing; cosmetically restored 2014
D51 395	Nippon Sharyo	17 January 1940	770	22 May 1971	Tokuyama Zoo, Shūnan, Japan	Displayed outdoors; headlight and taillight missing but housings remain on locomotive
D51 592	Hitachi	25 November 1940	1423	1 December 1972	Kokuminshukusha Oshiro Daisan Parking Lot, Kudamatsu, Japan	Displayed outdoors, cab open for public viewing; cosmetically restored 2017, hazard stripes on rear of tender
D51 768	Kawasaki Sharyō	13 September 1943	2866	30 September 1972	Ichiriyama Park, Shimonoseki, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence, cab open for public viewing; cosmetically restored 2017
D51 813	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	30 September 1943	382	1 December 1972	Yamaguchi City Hall Ogori General Branch, Yamaguchi, Japan	Displayed outdoors, cab open for public viewing; cosmetically restored 2019

Outside Japan[]

Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location	Notes
Sakhalin Railway D51-4	Nippon Sharyo	January 1949	1515	1965	Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk Railway Depot, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia	Ex-Sakhalin Railway; preserved operationally after retirement, withdrawn 2020 due to regauging of network to Russian gauge
Sakhalin Railway D51-22	Kisha Seizō	1949	2577	1965	Museum of History of the Sakhalin Railroad, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors
DT652	Kisha Seizō	1940	1889	1982	Tainan City Sports Park, Tainan, Taiwan	Ex-TRA D51 2, displayed under shelter behind CT251, cab open for public viewing; Cosmetically Restored in 2020.
DT668	Kawasaki Sharyō	1941	2593	March 1984	Changhua Roundhouse, Changhua, Taiwan	Ex-TRA D51 18, operational, mainline certified; restored to operational condition in 2011
DT664	Kawasaki Sharyō	1941	2469	October 1982	Gangkou Temple, Dongshi, Chiayi, Taiwan	Ex-TRA D51 14, displayed under shelter; wearing number plates of DT651
DT670	Kisha Seizō	1942	2232	1983	New Taipei City Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan	Ex-TRA D51 20, displayed under shelter; wearing number plates of DT675

Formerly preserved[]

The following Class D51 locomotives were preserved in the past but have since been scrapped: