EAR 56 class
East African Railways 56 class
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Builder |
Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
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Serial number |
7280–7285 |
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Build date |
1949 |
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Total produced |
6 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration |
4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
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UIC class |
(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
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Gauge |
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
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Driver dia. |
48 in (1,219 mm) |
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Adhesive weight |
88 long tons (89 t) |
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Loco weight |
146.8 long tons (149.2 t) |
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Fuel type |
Oil |
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Fuel capacity |
2,382 imp gal (10,830 l; 2,861 US gal) |
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Water cap |
4,200 imp gal (19,000 l; 5,000 US gal) |
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Firebox: • Firegrate area |
48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2) |
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Boiler pressure |
200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
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Heating surface |
2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2) |
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• Tubes |
1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) |
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• Firebox |
164 sq ft (15.2 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type |
Inside |
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• Heating area |
370 sq ft (34 m2) |
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Cylinders |
4 (Garratt) |
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Cylinder size |
16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 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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Career |
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Operators |
East African Railways (EAR) |
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Class |
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Number in class |
6 |
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Numbers |
- EC6 class: 122–127
- 56 class: 5601–5606
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First run |
1949 |
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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.
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.
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's number |
EC6 class number |
56 class number |
Notes |
7280 |
122 |
5601 |
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7281 |
123 |
5602 |
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7282 |
124 |
5603 |
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7283 |
125 |
5604 |
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7284 |
126 |
5605 |
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7285 |
127 |
5606 |
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See also
References
Notes
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