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 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...

2021年8月22日 · d51型蒸汽机车（d51形蒸気機関車）是日本国有铁道（国铁）的前身——铁道省所设计制造的一款煤水车式蒸汽机车。 概述 主要用于牵引货运列车的D51在太平洋战争期间曾被大量制造，在最颠峰时日本甚至拥有高达1,115辆的D51（不包含5辆原计划交付台湾铁路管理 ...

2022年10月31日 · Media in category "D51 steam locomotives" The following 69 files are in this category, out of 69 total.

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 ...

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.

Over one-hundred JNR Class D51 steam locomotives have been preserved, making this the most numerous class of steam locomotive in preservation in Japan. The following Class D51 locomotives have been preserved: All locomotives are fitted with Hokkaido-style smoke deflectors.

2025年3月6日 · While the original version, the D51, holds the record for being the locomotive with the largest number of units produced, this one holds the title of being the largest freight locomotive in Japan. Bondi was scheduled up to 468, but many cars were canceled due to the war.

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

Over a thousand 2-8-2 Mikados were built by Japan. It's the much-loved Class D51 steam locomotive - and over 150 survive!