JNR Class D62

JNR Class D62
D62 3 at an unknown date.
Technical specifications
Manufacturer(s)	JNR's Hamamatsu Works
Build date	1950 – 1951
Total produced	20
Classification	2-8-4
Dimensions	69 ft 3 in × Unknown × 13 ft 1 in
Rail gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Service information
Years in-service	1950 – 1966
Running numbers	D62 1 – D62 20
Disposition details
Preserved	None
Number scrapped	20

The JNR Class D62 was a 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1950 to 1951.

History

The D62s were introduced as a new type of freight steam locomotive from 1950. Twenty locomotives were converted from Class D52 locomotives from 1950 to 1951 in the JNR's shops for that specific purpose, mainly due to the poor condition of the D52s after the war ended. The locomotives were retired in 1966.

No members of the class survived into preservation. However, a wheel from D62 10 was placed in the garden of the late model railroader Kiyō Yamazaki; the wheel was later given to another rail enthusiast in the Kansai region.

References

• Wikipedia.org