EAR 29 class

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 by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] They were built to be gauge convertible to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).[3]

East African Railways 29 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder North British Locomotive Company Serial number 26905–26920 27085–27088 27436–27446 Build date 1951-52, 1955 Total produced 31
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1′D1' h2 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 48 in (1,219 mm) Adhesive weight 52 long tons (53 t) Loco weight 73.8 long tons (75.0 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,056 imp gal (9,350 l; 2,469 US gal) Water cap 4,800 imp gal (22,000 l; 5,800 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 38 sq ft (3.53 m^2) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface 2,272 sq ft (211.1 m^2)  • Tubes 1,680 sq ft (156 m^2)  • Firebox 146 sq ft (13.6 m^2) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 446 sq ft (41.4 m^2) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures Tractive effort 29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
Career Operators East African Railways Class 29 class Number in class 31 Numbers 2901–2931 Delivered 1951–52, 1955 First run 1951
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Class list

The numbers, build years and names of each member of the class were as follows:[4]

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

• History of rail transport in Tanzania
• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Notes

1. Ramaer 1974, pp. 80–81, 83, 87.
2. Ramaer 1974, pp. 80–81.
3. Locomotives for East Africa Railway Gazette 15 February 1952 pages 185/186
4. Ramaer 1974, p. 80, 83, 89.
5. Dickinson, Daniel (21 October 2002). "Tanzanian privatisation steams ahead". BBC News Online. BBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
6. Bailey, Douglas C. "East African Railways No. 2927". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 4 December 2014. External link in |website= (help)

Bibliography

• 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 (June 1952). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). Staff Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 1 (1). Retrieved 8 December 2014.
• Staff writer (December 1954). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 1 (11): 14. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

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