The Class D51 (D51形) is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and later by the Japanese National Railways (JNR).

The JNR Class D51 is a 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima, an engineer who would become the driving force behind the creation of the Shinkansen. The class was built by various manufacturers, such as the Kawasaki Locomotive Works, from 1936 to 1945 as a mixed traffic engine and...

The Class D51 was a 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive designed by Hideo Shima, an engineer who would later become the driving force behind the creation of the Shinkansen. The class was built by various manufacturers from 1936 to 1945, and was one of the most successful and most numerous types of steam locomotives produced in Japan.

The Class D51 (D51形) is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive operated by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR) and later by the Japanese National Railways (JNR). Designed by JGR's chief mechanical engineer Hideo Shima , they were built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company , Kisha Seizo , Hitachi , Nippon Sharyo , Mitsubishi Heavy ...

The Class D51 Mikado steam locomotive design was the most popular design in Japan. Steamgiants looks at the final location of many of these notable locomotives.

Japanese National Railways No. D51 200 is a Class D51 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive built for the Japanese National Railways by Hamamatsu Works in September 1938. It is one of two operational Class D51 locomotives, the other being D51 498.

An outline of Japanese steam locomotive Class D51. A middle to large Tender-Engine for main and sub-main line freight trains.

As a modernized and improved version of the type D50, the type D51 was made, 1115 manufactured, from 1936 to 1944 at Kisha-Seizo, Kawasaki, Hitachi, Mitsubishi, Nippon-Sharyo, and Japan National Railways (JNR) factories (Naebo, Tsuchizaki, Koriyama, Omiya, Nagano, Hamamatsu, Takatori, and Kokura), making it JNR's most numerous locomotive. It ...

Jul 31, 2011 · A total of 1,115 D51 locomotives were built, the largest number of locomotives in a single class in Japan. Early D51s built were known as "Namekuji type" (or "slug"). The Class D51 is popularly called "Degoichi" in Japanese.

Aug 17, 2023 · The D51 type steam locomotive (D51 Gatajoki Kikansha) is a twin-cylinder superheated tender steam locomotive designed and manufactured by the Ministry of Railways, the predecessor of Japanese National Railways (JNR).