The Class D50 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and various manufacturers from 1923 to 1931.

Class D50 (1923), on which D51's design was based. Following the Great Depression of 1929, Japan's rail freight demand declined. This delayed plans for the development and production of new freight locomotives, which were set to become successors to the Class D50. By the mid-1930s, economic recovery led to increased transport demand.

The JNR Class D50 (originally the JNR Class 9900) is a 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive operated by the Japanese National Railways from 1923 to 1965. The D50s, originally known as the Class 9900, were introduced as a powerful domestically-produced freight locomotive and was considered the...

The Class D50, originally known as the Class 9900, was a 2-8-2 Mikado-type steam locomotive built for the JNR from 1923 to 1931. 380 locomotives were produced from 1923 to 1931, after which production focus shifted to the larger and more powerful Class D51s, which would eventually become a mainstay on the railroad. The locomotives were retired ...

Sep 26, 2015 · From 1943 to 1945, Hitachi, Kawasaki, KSK, Mitsubishi, and Nippon supplied engines as well as the JNR Works at Hamamatsu and Takatori.i. 49 were later converted to C62 4-6-4s and another 20 became D62 2-8-4s (Locobases 3842-3443).

Originally called the type 9900, it was formally renamed the type D50 in 1928. It was used for main line freight transportation in various regions all over Japan. Of these type 9900s, 1 was modified and offered to the North China Transportation Company in the Japanese-occupied Chinese mainland.

Oct 2, 2024 · 2-8-2 Mikado model operated under the Japanese National Railways steam locomotive . 2. Detail. A large tender type steam locomotive designed to handle the increased demand for cargo after World War I , it was planned by designer Ogasawara Tokichi as a successor to the Model 9600 steam locomotive .

The Class DF50 (DF50形) is a class of Bo-Bo-Bo wheel arrangement diesel–electric locomotives operated by Japanese National Railways (JNR) in Japan from 1957 until 1983. [1]

The Class D50 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and various manufacturers from 1923 to 1931.

The Class D50 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and various manufacturers from 1923 to 1931.