EAR 60 class

East African Railways 60 class

A 60 class locomotive being unloaded at Mombasa, Kenya, prior to entering service

A 60 class locomotive being unloaded at Mombasa, Kenya, prior to entering service
Type and origin
Power type Steam
Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. (some subcontracted to Société Franco-Belge)
Serial number 7565–7580 (2983–2994), 7659–7666, 7721–7725
Build date 1953–1954
Total produced 29
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
 • UIC (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. 48 in (1,219 mm)
Adhesive weight 86.9 long tons (88.3 t)
Loco weight 152.3 long tons (154.7 t)
Fuel type Oil
Fuel capacity 1,800 imp gal (8,200 l; 2,200 US gal)
Water cap 4,612 imp gal (20,970 l; 5,539 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		 48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2)
Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface 2,269 sq ft (210.8 m2)
 • Tubes  
1,729 sq ft (160.6 m2)
 • Firebox 170 sq ft (16 m2)
Superheater:
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 • Type Inside
 • Heating area 370 sq ft (34 m2)
Cylinders 4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear Walschaerts
Loco brake Westinghouse type
Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort 43,520 lbf (193.59 kN)
Career
Operators East African Railways (EAR)
Class 60 class
Number in class 29
Numbers 6001–6029
First run 1953
Disposition One preserved; others scrapped
[1]

The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor 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 for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class.[2]

History

The 29 members of the 60 class were ordered by the EAR from Beyer, Peacock & Co. The first 12 of them were built by sub-contractors Société Franco-Belge in Raismes (Valenciennes), France, and the rest were built by Beyer, Peacock in Gorton, Manchester, England. The class entered service in 1953-54.[3]

Initially, all members of the class carried the name of a Governor (or equivalent) of Kenya, Tanganyika or Uganda, but later all of the Governor nameplates were removed.[3]

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names, of each member of the class were as follows:[4][5]

BP
builder's
no.[note 1] 		SFB
builder's
no.[note 2]		 EAR
number		 Initial name[note 3] Notes
7565 2983 6001 Sir Geoffrey Archer Later renamed Umoja ("Unity")
7566 2984 6002 Sir Hesketh Bell
7567 2985 6003 Sir Stewart Symes
7568 2986 6004 Sir Frederick Jackson
7569 2987 6005 Sir Bernard Bourdillon
7570 2988 6006 Sir Harold MacMichael  Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit (with Sir Harold MacMichael nameplates)
7571 2989 6007 Sir Mark Young
7572 2990 6008 Sir Wilfrid Jackson
7573 2991 6009 Sir Edward Twining
7574 2992 6010 Sir Donald Cameron
7575 2993 6011 Sir William Battershill
7576 2994 6012 Sir Percy Girouard
7577 – 6013 Sir Henry Belfield
7578 – 6014 Sir Joseph Byrne
7579 – 6015 Sir Robert Brooke-Popham
7580 – 6016 Sir Henry Moore
7659 – 6017 Sir John Hall
7660 – 6018 Sir Charles Dundas
7661 – 6019 Sir Philip Mitchell
7662 – 6020 Sir Evelyn Baring
7663 – 6021 Sir William Gowers
7664 – 6022 Sir Andrew Cohen
7665 – 6023 Sir Edward Northey
7666 – 6024 Sir James Hayes-Sadler
7721 – 6025 Sir Henry Colville
7722 – 6026 Sir Horace Byatt Later renamed Uhuru ("Freedom")
7723 – 6027 Sir Gerald Portal
7724 – 6028 Sir H. H. Johnston
7725 – 6029 Sir Edward Grigg
  1. ↑ Beyer, Peacock & Co. builder's number
  2. ↑ Société Franco-Belge builder's number
  3. ↑ The nameplates bearing these names were later removed.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 77–78, 83, 87.
  2. ↑ Ramaer 1974, p. 77.
  3. 1 2 Ramaer 1974, p. 77–78.
  4. ↑ Ramaer 1974, p. 91.
  5. ↑ Durrant 1981, p. 190.

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 1955). ""60" Class Locomotives". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 2 (4): 129. Retrieved 8 December 2014. 

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