#2748

JNR Class D62

🇯🇵 Japan ·built by Various· from 1943· class of 20 Japanese 2-8-4 locomotives rebuilt from World War 2 Built D52 class 2-8-2s

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired

what is it?

The JNR Class D62 (D62形) is a type of 2-8-4 wheel arrangement steam locomotive built by the Japanese National Railways (JNR) in 1950 and 1951. They were designed by Hideo Shima and rebuilt at Hamamatsu Works between 1950 and 1951. 20 Class D62s were rebuilt from the earlier World War 2 built Class D52, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement and were built between 1943-1946.

who runs it

Japanese National Railways

base stats

speed 85 km/htop speed
weight 88 tin working order

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 83 years ago, in 1943.
Weighs about as much as 15 African elephants (~6 t each).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1943–1946
retired: 1966
status: retired
number built: —
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇯🇵 Japan
builders: Various
designer: Hideo Shima [Formerly D52s]
operators: Japanese National Railways
top speed: 85 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-8-4
weight: 88 t

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q6108603, Wikipedia: JNR Class D62 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.