JNR Class D60

The JNR Class D60 is a 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1951 to 1956.
==History==
The D60s were introduced to replace the older JNR Class 9600 steam locomotives from 1951, along with various other locomotives deemed as surplus to requirements due to aging and weaker performance. Seventy-eight locomotives were converted from Class D50 locomotives from 1951 to 1956 in the JNR's shops for that specific purpose. The locomotives were retired in 1974.
Four locomotives are preserved, although none are in operational condition; class leader D60 1 is preserved at the Yamaguchi Museum in Yamaguchi, D60 27 is preserved behind the Yameshi Tachibana Gymnastics building in Fukuoka, Kyushu in poor condition, D60 46 is preserved in a park in Iizuka, Fukuoka and D60 61 is preserved in a park in Ashiya, Fukuoka.
==Preservation==
The following Class D60 locomotives have been preserved:
Number	Manufacturer 	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn 	Location 	Notes
D60 1 	Kawasaki Sharyō	3 March 1927 	1172 	1 December 1966	Yamaguchi Prefectural Museum, Yamaguchi, Japan 	Ex-D50 162, lead member of class; displayed outdoors, cab open for public viewing
D60 27	Hitachi 	12 May 1928 	1172 	1 December 1966	Yameshi Tachibana Gymnastics, Yame, Kyushu, Japan	Ex-D50 237; displayed under shelter, very poor cosmetic condition, covered under blue tarp since 2018, owners looking for prospective buyers
D60 46	Kawasaki Sharyō	19 February 1927 	1167 	24 June 1974 	Katsumori Park, IIzuka, Kyushu, Japan 	Ex-D50 157; displayed under shelter, very poor cosmetic condition, covered under blue tarp since 2018, owners looking for prospective buyers
D60 61	Kisha Seizō 	September 1928 	1027 	20 August 1974 	Takahamamachi Jido Park, Ashiya, Kyushu, Japan 	Ex-D50 282; displayed outdoors, cab open for public viewing
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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