JNR Class D52

The JNR Class D52 is a 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1943 to 1946.
==History==
The D52s were designed as a powerful domestically-produced freight locomotive for use during wartime situations; the locomotive was designed to be even more powerful than its contemporary, the Class D51. The increase in power was due to the increased size of the D52's boiler when compared to the D51.
285 locomotives were produced from 1943 to 1946; twenty of these locomotives would later be converted to Class D62 fast freight locomotives, of which no members of the latter class were preserved. The locomotives were retired in 1972.
==Preservation==
The following seven Class D52 locomotives have been preserved:
Number 	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location 	Notes
D52 1 	Hamamatsu Works 	19 December 1943 	89 	11 July 1966 	Hiroshima Freight Rolling Stock Depot, Hiroshima, Japan 	Lead member of class, preserved outdoors; public viewing available on depot open days
D52 70 	Kawasaki Sharyō 	29 April 1944 	2974 	8 August 1968 	Yamakitatetsudo Park, Yamakita, Kanagawa, Japan 	Displayed partially under shelter and partially outdoors within fence
D52 72 	Kawasaki Sharyō 	26 May 1944 	2976 	8 August 1968 	Gotemba Station Poppo Square, Gotemba, Shizuoka, Japan 	Displayed outdoors; cab open for public viewing
D52 136	Kisha Seizō 	31 August 1944 	2436 	23 May 1973 	Takazawa Park, Numazu, Shizuoka, Japan 	Displayed under shelter
D52 235	Kawasaki Sharyō 	31 January 1946 	3108 	23 May 1973 	Kanuma Park, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan 	Displayed outdoors
D52 403	Hitachi 	18 March 1945 	1970 	8 August 1968 	Hiratsuka City Culture Center Park, Hiratsuka, Kanagawa, Japan	Displayed under shelter; cab open for public viewing through request
D52 468	Mitsubishi Heavy Industries	19 February 1946 	502 	28 March 1979 	Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto, Japan 	Last Class D52 built; displayed in roundhouse, occasionally wheeled onto turntable
==Trivia==
* The locomotives are popularly known as Degoni (D52 in Japanese) among railfans.
==Gallery==
File:JNR D52 468 2023.jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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