JNR Class D52

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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 typeSteam
BuilderJNR

Kisha Seizo, Nippon Sharyo Kawasaki Heavy Industries Rolling Stock Company, Hitachi,

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
Build date1943-1946
Total produced285
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte2-8-2 (1-D-1) Mikado
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Length21,105 mm
Height3982mm
Loco weight85.13 t
Fuel typeCoal
Valve gearWalschaerts
Performance figures
Maximum speed85 km/h (53 mph)
Tractive effort190.1kN
Career
OperatorsJNR
NumbersD52 1-D52 152, D52 198-D52 238, D52 333-D52 384, D52 393-D52 423, D52 443-D52 468
Retired24 December 1972
DispositionSeven preserved; remainder scrapped

Preserved examples

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Most of the D52s have been scrapped. However, seven locomotives have been preserved.[citation needed]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "屋鋪要の保存蒸機撮りつぶし" [Yashiki Kaname's Preserved Steam Loco Photo Record]. Rail Magazine. Vol. 25, no. 300. Japan: Neko Publishing Co., Ltd. September 2008. p. 21.
  2. ^ 梅小路蒸気機関車館|蒸気機関車群 D52形468号機 Archived 2009-09-01 at the Wayback Machine (in Japanese) Retrieved on August 22, 2009.
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