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===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Location 	Notes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 	Hamamatsu Works 	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 	Hamamatsu Works 	13 August 1942 	67 	28 July 1973 	Minami Park, Okazaki, Japan 	Displayed under shelter, fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack; cab open for public viewing
 	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===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Location 	Notes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 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===
Image	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===
Image	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===
Image	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, facility may not be entered
 	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===
Image	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===
Image	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===
Image	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	Kohamajido Park, Onomichi, Japan	Displayed under shelter with fencing around perimeter; cab open for public viewing
===Hokkaido===
All locomotives are fitted with Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors.
Image	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 	Early D51 with partial skyline casing; displayed under shelter
 	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 	Hitachi 	13 October 1939 	1191 	10 August 1973 	Sakurayama Park, Fukagawa, Hokkaido, Japan 	Displayed outdoors
 	D51 320 	Hitachi 	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 	Hitachi 	18 December 1939 	1212 	5 November 1975 	Shiraoiekikitaguchi Park, Shiraoi, Hokkaido, Japan 	Displayed outdoors
 	D51 337 	Hitachi 	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; "Super Namekuji" locomotive
 	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===
Image	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
===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===
Image	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 	Honmoku Shimin Park, Yokohama, 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===
Image	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===
Image	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
 	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===
Image	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===
Image	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===
Image	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===
Image	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, Ōmiya, 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===
Image	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===
Image	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===
Image	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 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===
Image	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===
Image	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; "Super Namekuji" locomotive
 	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; many parts reported stolen
 	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, Taiwan 	Ex-D51 14, displayed under shelter; wearing number plates of DT651
 	DT670 	Kisha Seizō 	1942 	2232 	1983 	New Taipei City Art Center, Taipei, Taiwan 	Ex-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:
===Chiba Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 324	Hitachi 	21 November 1939 	1203 	10 August 1973	Narashino City Planetarium, Narashino, Japan	Displayed under shelter; scrapped December 2001
===Hokkaido===
Image 	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Last location 	Notes
150x150px	D51 157 	Nippon Sharyo 	16 February 1939 	681 	10 September 1973	Daisetsu Mori-no Garden, Kamikawa, Hokkaido, Japan 	Displayed outdoors; scrapped c.September 2009
 	D51 942 	Kawasaki Sharyō 	March 1944 	2957 	20 July 1973 	Morimachi Minshuku Ryokan Heights, Mori, Hokkaido, Japan	Displayed outdoors, displayed as D51 327; scrapped June 2006 due to severe deterioration
 	Sakhalin Railway D51-2 	Nippon Sharyo 	February 1949 	1513 	1965 	Biratori, Hokkaido, Japan 	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors, locomotive and tender separated; scrapped August 2008
 	Sakhalin Railway D51-25	Kisha Seizō 	13 April 1949 	2580 	c.1970 	Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan 	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors; scrapped September 2007
 	Sakhalin Railway D51-26	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	1949 	665 	c.1970 	Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan 	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors next to D51-25; scrapped after 2007
 	 	 	 	 	c.1970 	Mukawa, Hokkaido, Japan 	
===Hyōgo Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 828	Hamamatsu Works	7 July 1943 	78 	19 March 1976 	Awaji Kannon, Awaji Island, Japan	Displayed outdoors; facility closed 2006, scrapped March 2017
===Kagoshima Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 714	Hitachi 	30 March 1943 	1668 	10 July 1973 	Frespo Jungle Park, Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan	Displayed outdoors; scrapped April 2015, formerly preserved at the Kokusai Jungle Park in the same location
===Kyoto===
Image	Number	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 51	Kawasaki Sharyō	22 July 1937 	1809 	17 February 1969	Torokko Saga Station 19th Century Hall, Seika, Japan	Early D51 with partial skyline casing, displayed outdoors; removed November 2019 due to aging, scrapped January 2020
===Mie Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 192	Ōmiya Works 	16 February 1939 	6 	31 March 1973 	Nagashima Spa Land SL Land, Kuwana, Japan	Displayed outdoors, fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack, headlight missing but housing remains on locomotive; scrapped c.February 1984
===Miyagi Prefecture===
	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
	D51 1108	Nippon Sharyo	29 July 1944 	1297 	2 October 1972	Sendai General Shinkansen Depot, Sendai, Japan	Displayed outdoors; scrapped September 2019 with a number of other preserved locomotives
===Nagano Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 1001	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	13 April 1944 	419 	20 September 1973	Kōshoku Gymnasium, Chikuma, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence, fitted with smoke dispersal smokestack, numerous parts stolen; scrapped August 2017 by municipal authorities
===Niigata Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	Sakhalin Railway D51-1	Nippon Sharyo	January 1949 	1512 	1961 	Kashiwazaki Station, Kashiwazaki, Japan	Ex-Sakhalin Railway, displayed outdoors; scrapped July 2011
===Osaka===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 764	Kawasaki Sharyō	22 January 1943 	2763 	3 December 1975	Farm Expo, Suita, Japan	Displayed outdoors; scrapped November 2013, preserved when Farm Expo was the Expoland amusement park before it closed due to legal issues
===Tokyo===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 684	Nippon Sharyo	21 March 1942 	1028 	1 March 1976 	Higashimurayama Sports Park, Higashimurayama, Japan	Displayed outdoors; scrapped September 2019, some parts returned to JR East
===Tottori Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 620	Nippon Sharyo	17 January 1941 	898 	30 April 1975 	Daisenguchi Station, Daisen, Japan	Displayed outdoors; removed November 2009 and scrapped due to rising maintenance costs, left-side driving wheels and other parts moved to Okinoshima, Shimane for preservation
===Wakayama Prefecture===
	Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
	D51 737	Nippon Sharyo	26 February 1943 	1139 	1 March 1976 	Yuasacho Nagi Park, Yuasa, Japan	Displayed under shelter; scrapped October 2020 due to salt corrosion
===Yamaguchi Prefecture===
Image	Number 	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Last location 	Notes
 	D51 463	Kisha Seizō 	23 May 1940 	1882 	22 May 1974 	Mitajiri Park, Hōfu, Japan	Displayed outdoors within fence; scrapped December 2000 due to aging, driving wheels preserved at Hiroshima General Rolling Stock Center
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