JNR Class D62
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
DesignerHideo Shima [Formerly D52s]
RebuilderJNR Hamamatsu Works
Rebuild dateMarch 1st 1950 – March 31st 1951
Number rebuilt20
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-4
 • UIC1′D2′ h2
Gauge1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)
Driver dia.1,400 mm (55+1⁄8 in)
Adhesive weight64 tonnes (63 long tons; 71 short tons)
Loco weight88 tonnes (87 long tons; 97 short tons)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area3.9 square metres (42 sq ft)
Boiler pressure16.0 kg/cm2 (1.57 MPa; 228 psi)
Heating surface167 m2 (1,800 sq ft)
Superheater:
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 • Heating area78 m2 (840 sq ft)
CylindersTwo, outside
Cylinder size550 mm × 660 mm (21+5⁄8 in × 26 in)
Performance figures
Maximum speed85 Km/h (52 Mph)
Tractive effort190.196 kN (42,758 lbf)
Career
OperatorsJapanese National Railways
NumbersD62 1-D62 20
Retired1966
Preserved0
Scrapped1966
DispositionAll scrapped

The 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 Class D52, which had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.[1]

List of D62 locomotives

Preservation

No examples of the class have been preserved.[2]

In popular culture

The D62 is the model upon which the Transformers character Astrotrain is based.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Inoue, Kōichi (1999). 国鉄機関車辞典 [JNR Locomotive Encyclopedia] (in Japanese). Japan: Sankaido. p. 63. ISBN 4-381-10338-6.
  2. ^ Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide] (in Japanese). Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-4863206175.
  3. ^ "The Transformers Collection TFC #11 G1 Astrotrain Triple Changer Action Figure by Takara Tomy - Shop Online for Toys in the United States". Fishpond.com. Archived from the original on 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2015-05-27.
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