JNR Class D52
Introduction 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.
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, KyotoFile:JNR D52 1 200510.jpg|D52 1, October 2005File:Japanese-national-railways-D52-70-20110404.jpg|D52 70, April 2011File:JNR Class D52 - 72 - 2022 08 27.webm|thumbtime=1|D52 72, August 2022File:Japanese-national-railways-D52-136-20110330.jpg|D52 136, March 2011File:Japanese-national-railways-D52-403-20110123.jpg|D52 403, January 2011
See also * Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification *JNR Class 9600*JNR Class D50*JNR Class D51
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