JR West received 63, JR Kyushu received one locomotive, and JR Freight received 137. , 29 locomotives remained in operation, including 17 locomotives operated by JR Freight, four by JR East, and eight by JR West. Overseas operations Myanmar A number of Class DD51 locomotives have been shipped to Myanmar for use on the Myanmar Railways. , the status of DD51s shipped to Myanmar is as follows. Conversion included re-gauging from to and lowering the cab roof profile. Locomotives DD51 1070 and DD51 1001 were heavily rebuilt with parts from other locomotives to form four Bo-Bo wheel arrangement locomotives used for depot shunting work. Thailand Two former Hokutousei DD51s were sent to Thailand for use during the conversion of some lines to double track. These were numbers DD51 1137 and DD51 1142. Preserved examples , seven class DD51 locomotives are preserved: DD51 1: Preserved at the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park in Gunma Prefecture. DD51 548: Preserved at Crawford Park in Mikasa, Hokkaido. DD51 610: Preserved at the Mikasa Railway Village in Mikasa, Hokkaido. DD51 615: Preserved at the Otaru Museum in Otaru, Hokkaido. DD51 756: Preserved at the Kyoto Railway Museum in Kyoto since April 2016. DD51 1040: Preserved at the Railway History Park next to Namikawa Station in Kameoka, Kyoto. DD51 1187: Preserved at the Tsuyama Railroad Educational Museum in Tsuyama, Okayama. The prototype, DD51 1, with its unique, more rounded appearance, was moved to the Usui Pass Railway Heritage Park in April 1998 and repainted in its original livery of brown with white lining. This locomotive was withdrawn March 1986, and was subsequently stored at Takasaki Depot from March 1987. Classification The DD51 classification for this locomotive type is explained below. D: Diesel locomotive D: Four driving axles 51: Locomotive with maximum speed exceeding 85 km/h References Diesel locomotives of Japan DD51 DD51 DD51 DD51 DD51 1067 mm gauge locomotives of Japan Hitachi locomotives Kawasaki diesel locomotives Mitsubishi locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1962 B-2-B locomotives Mixed traffic locomotives