3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. | 54 in (1,372 mm) |
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Width | 114 in (2,900 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 94 long tons (96 t) |
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Loco weight | 186.25 long tons (189.24 t) |
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Fuel type | Oil |
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Fuel capacity | 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal) |
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Water cap. | 6,000 imp gal (27,000 L; 7,200 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 48.5 sq ft (4.51 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 225 psi (1.55 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 169 sq ft (15.7 m2) |
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• Tubes | 1,963 sq ft (182.4 m2) |
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• Total surface | 2,561 sq ft (237.9 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | 429 sq ft (39.9 m2) |
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Cylinders | 4 |
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Cylinder size | 16.5 in × 26 in (419 mm × 660 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Valve type | Trunk type |
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Valve travel | 5 in (130 mm) |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Safety systems | 3 Ross muffled pop valves |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 50,200 lbf (223.30 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | East African Railways (EAR) |
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Class | 58 class |
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Number in class | 18 |
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Numbers | 5801–5818 |
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First run | 1949 |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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The EAR 58 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, in 1949.
The eighteen members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified, oil-burning version of the KUR's existing coal-fired EC3 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 the coal-fired EC3s as its 57 class, and the new, oil-burning EC3s as its 58 class.
Class list
The numbers and build dates of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's number | Built | KUR number | EAR number | Notes | 7290 | 1949 | 89 | 5801 | | 7291 | 1949 | 90 | 5802 | | 7292 | 1949 | 91 | 5803 | | 7293 | 1949 | 92 | 5804 | | 7294 | 1949 | 93 | 5805 | | 7295 | 1949 | 94 | 5806 | | 7296 | 1949 | 95 | 5807 | | 7297 | 1949 | 96* | 5808 | First member of class to enter service with EAR number. | 7298 | 1949 | 97* | 5809 | | 7299 | 1949 | 98* | 5810 | | 7300 | 1949 | 99* | 5811 | | 7301 | 1949 | 100* | 5812 | | 7302 | 1949 | 101* | 5813 | | 7303 | 1949 | 102* | 5814 | | 7304 | 1949 | 103* | 5815 | | 7305 | 1949 | 104* | 5816 | | 7306 | 1949 | 105* | 5817 | | 7307 | 1949 | 106* | 5818 | | * KUR number allocated but not carried | |
See also
- Trains portal
- Kenya portal
- Uganda portal
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 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
- 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 (February 1957). "The "58" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (1). East African Railways and Harbours: 20. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
Media related to EAR 58 class at Wikimedia Commons