JNR Class D61

The JNR Class D61 is a 2-8-4 Berkshire-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1959 to 1961.
==History==
The D61s were introduced to replace the older JNR Class 9600 steam locomotives from 1959. Six locomotives were converted from Class D51 locomotives from 1959 to 1961 in the JNR's shops for that specific purpose. The locomotives were retired in 1975.
One locomotive, D61 3, is preserved at a park in Rumoi, Hokkaido, although it is not operational. The last locomotive to be retired, D61 4, was scheduled to be preserved, however, it ended up being scrapped; only one driving wheel from the locomotive survives, stored at JR Hokkaido's Naebo Works.
==Preservation==
The following Class D61 locomotives have been preserved:
Number	Manufacturer	Date manufactured	Serial number	Date withdrawn	Location 	Notes
D61 3 	Hitachi 	26 January 1939 	1048 	24 April 1973 	Miharashi Park, Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan	Ex-D51 181; displayed outdoors
==Gallery==
File:D61 4号機 (深川機関区所属).jpg
==References==
*Wikipedia.org
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