JNR Class D52

The Class D52 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (Now Japanese National Railways) and various manufacturers: Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo, Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries from 1943 to 1946. The name consists of a "D" for the four sets of driving wheels and the class number 52 for tender locomotives that the numbers 50 through 99 were assigned to under the 1928 locomotive classification rule.

Class D52
Preserved D52 235 in Sagamihara, January 2011
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder JNR Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Build date 1943-1946 Total produced 285
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2 (1-D-1) Mikado Gauge 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Length 21,105 mm Height 3982mm Loco weight 85.13 t Fuel type Coal Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Maximum speed 85 km/h (53 mph) Tractive effort 190.1kN
Career Operators JNR Numbers D52 1-D52 152, D52 198-D52 238, D52 333-D52 384, D52 393-D52 423, D52 443-D52 468 Retired 24 December 1972 Disposition Seven preserved; remainder scrapped

Preserved examples

Most of the D52s have been scrapped. However, seven locomotives have been preserved.

• D52 1, at JR Freight Hiroshima Depot
• D52 70 is semi-operational and runs on a short line, on compressed air, at a park in Yamakita, Kanagawa.
• D52 72, in Gotemba, Shizuoka
• D52 136, in Numazu, Shizuoka
• D52 235, in Kanuma Park, Sagamihara, Kanagawa
• D52 403, in Hiratsuka, Kanagawa
• D52 468, at the Kyoto Railway Museum, Kyoto

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  D52 1, October 2005
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  D52 70, April 2011
• D52 72, August 2022
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  D52 136, March 2011
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  D52 403, September 2024

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification
• JNR Class 9600
• JNR Class D50
• JNR Class D51

External links

Media related to D52 steam locomotives at Wikimedia Commons