3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. | 48 in (1,219 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 52 long tons (53 t) |
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Loco weight | 73.8 long tons (75.0 t) |
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Fuel type | Oil |
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Fuel capacity | 2,056 imp gal (9,350 L; 2,469 US gal) |
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Water cap. | 4,800 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,800 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 38 sq ft (3.53 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 146 sq ft (13.6 m2) |
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• Tubes | 1,680 sq ft (156 m2) |
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• Total surface | 2,272 sq ft (211.1 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | 446 sq ft (41.4 m2) |
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Cylinders | 2 |
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Cylinder size | 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 29,835 lbf (132.71 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | East African Railways |
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Class | 29 class |
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Number in class | 31 |
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Numbers | 2901–2931 |
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Delivered | 1951–52, 1955 |
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First run | 1951 |
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The EAR 29 class was a class of oil-burning 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives based upon the Nigerian Railways River class. Thirty-one were built for the East African Railways (EAR), in two batches, of 20 and 11, respectively, by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland. They were built to be gauge convertible to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.[3]
Class list
The numbers, build years and names of each member of the class were as follows:
Builders number | Built | EAR number | Name | Notes | 26905 | 1951 | 2901 | Boran | | 26906 | 1951 | 2902 | Bukusu | | 26907 | 1952 | 2903 | Bunyore | | 26908 | 1952 | 2904 | Chuka | | 26909 | 1952 | 2905 | Digo | | 26910 | 1952 | 2906 | Dorobo | | 26911 | 1952 | 2907 | Duruma | | 26912 | 1952 | 2908 | Elgeyo | | 26913 | 1952 | 2909 | Embu | | 26914 | 1952 | 2910 | Galla | | 26915 | 1952 | 2911 | Giryama | | 26916 | 1952 | 2912 | Kakamega | | 26917 | 1952 | 2913 | Kamasia | Later renamed Tuken (a different name for the same ethnic group) | 26918 | 1952 | 2914 | Kamba | | 26919 | 1952 | 2915 | Kikuyu | | 26920 | 1952 | 2916 | Kipsigis | | 27085 | 1952 | 2917 | Kisii | | 27086 | 1952 | 2918 | Luo | | 27087 | 1952 | 2919 | Maragoli | | 27088 | 1952 | 2920 | Marakwet | | 27436 | 1955 | 2921 | Masai of Kenya | Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit | 27437 | 1955 | 2922 | Meru of Kenya | | 27438 | 1955 | 2923 | Magodo | | 27439 | 1955 | 2924 | Nandi | | 27440 | 1955 | 2925 | Nyika | | 27441 | 1955 | 2926 | Samburu | | 27442 | 1955 | 2927 | Suk | Preserved in Dar es Salaam[5][6] | 27443 | 1955 | 2928 | Taveta | | 27444 | 1955 | 2929 | Teita | | 27445 | 1955 | 2930 | Tiriki | | 27446 | 1955 | 2931 | Turkana | | |
See also
References
Notes
- ^ Locomotives for East Africa Railway Gazette 15 February 1952 pages 185/186
- ^ Dickinson, Daniel (21 October 2002). "Tanzanian privatisation steams ahead". BBC News Online. BBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
- ^ Bailey, Douglas C. "East African Railways No. 2927". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
Bibliography
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4. OCLC 9014344. OL 15088099M. Wikidata Q111363476.
- 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, Wikidata Q111363477
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6437-6. OCLC 832692810. OL 5110018M. Wikidata Q111363478.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö: Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-172-1. OCLC 502034710. Wikidata Q111363479.
- Staff writer (June 1952). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). Staff Magazine. 1 (1). East African Railways and Harbours. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
- Staff writer (December 1954). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 1 (11). East African Railways and Harbours: 14. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
Media related to EAR 29 class at Wikimedia Commons
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