Tags: Locomotive.
The Class D51 (D51形) 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 1936 to 1945. The name consists of a D for the four sets of driving wheels and the class number 51 for tender locomotives that the numbers 50 through 99 were assigned to under the 1928 locomotive classification rule.The design of Class D51 was based on the earlier Class D50 which was introduced in 1923.
