EAR 56 class
East African Railways 56 class | |
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Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
Serial number | 7280–7285 |
Build date | 1949 |
Total produced | 6 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
UIC classification | (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Driver diameter | 48 in (1,219 mm) |
Weight on drivers | 88 long tons (89 t) |
Locomotive weight | 146.8 long tons (149.2 t) |
Fuel type | Oil |
Fuel capacity | 2,382 imp gal (10,830 l; 2,861 US gal) |
Water capacity | 4,200 imp gal (19,000 l; 5,000 US gal) |
Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
Firegrate area | 48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes | 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) |
– Firebox | 164 sq ft (15.2 m2) |
– Total | 2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2) |
Superheater type | Inside |
Superheater area | 370 sq ft (34 m2) |
Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
Cylinder size | 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) |
Valve gear | Walschaerts |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 43,520 lbf (193.59 kN) |
Locomotive brake | Westinghouse type |
Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
Career | |
Operator(s) | East African Railways (EAR) |
Class |
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Number in class | 6 |
Number(s) |
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First run | 1949 |
Disposition | All scrapped |
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The EAR 56 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Gorton, Manchester, England, in 1949. The six members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified version of the KUR's existing EC5 class.[2]
By the time the new locomotives were built and entered service, the KUR had been succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR), which designated them for a very short time as its EC6 class, but then, as part of a comprehensive reclassification of all of its locomotives, redesignated them as its 56 class.[2]
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
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See also
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
References
Notes
- ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 65–66, 84, 86.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramaer 1974, p. 66.
- ↑ Durrant 1981, pp. 189.
Bibliography
- Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715376411.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600349462.
- Patience, Kevin (1976). Steam in East Africa: a pictorial history of the railways in East Africa, 1893-1976. Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd. OCLC 3781370.
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715364375.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö, Sweden: Stenvalls. ISBN 9789172661721.
- Staff writer (August 1958). ""56" Class Garratt Locomotive" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine (East African Railways and Harbours) 3 (10): 344. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
External links
Media related to East African Railways steam locomotives at Wikimedia Commons
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