JNR Class D62
The is a type of 2-8-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1950 and 1951. They were designed by Hideo Shima and rebuilt at Hamamatsu Works between 1950 and 1951 . 20 Class D62s were rebuilt from the earlier Class D52, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement. Preservation. No examples of the class have been preserved. In popular culture. The D62 is the model upon which the "Transformers" character Astrotrain is based.