JNR Class D50

D50

D50 319 in 1935

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Tokichi Ogasawara Builder Kawasaki Dockyard etc Build date 1923-1931

Specifications Configuration 2-8-2 Mikado Gauge 1,067 mm Length 17,248 mm Loco & tender weight 78.14 t

Career Retired 1965 Disposition Two preserved, remainder scrapped

The Class D50 is a type of 2-8-2 steam locomotive built by the Japanese Government Railways (JGR), the Japanese National Railways (JNR) and various manufacturers from 1923 to 1931. The class name indicates that the locomotive has four sets of driving wheels (D) and belongs to one of the classes of tender locomotive allocated a number in the series 50 to 99 in the Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification scheme of 1928.

The design of the D50 was based on the JNR Class 9600 which was introduced in 1916. A total of 380 Class D50 locomotives were built.

Preserved examples

Two D50s are preserved in Japan.^[1]

• D50 25　Park in Kitami, Hokkaido
• D50 140 At the Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum in Kyoto

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  D50 25 in Kitami, Hokkaido

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  D50 140 at Umekoji Steam Locomotive Museum

See also

• Japan Railways locomotive numbering and classification

References

1. Sasada, Masahiro (September 2012). 国鉄&JR保存車大全 [JNR & JR Preserved Rolling Stock Complete Guide]. Tokyo, Japan: Ikaros Publications Ltd. p. 133. ISBN 978-4863206175.