East African Railways 56 class
No. 5604 at Dar es Salaam depot, Tanzania, in 1968
No. 5604 at Dar es Salaam depot, Tanzania, in 1968
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number7280–7285
Build date1949
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
 • UIC(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.48 in (1,219 mm)
Adhesive weight88 long tons (89 t)
Loco weight146.8 long tons (149.2 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity2,382 imp gal (10,830 L; 2,861 US gal)
Water cap.4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2) ​
 • Tubes 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2)
 • Firebox164 sq ft (15.2 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeInside
 • Heating area370 sq ft (34 m2)
Cylinders4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort43,520 lbf (193.59 kN)
Career
OperatorsEast African Railways (EAR)
Class
  • EC6 class
  • 56 class
Number in class6
Numbers
  • EC6 class: 122–127
  • 56 class: 5601–5606
First run1949
DispositionAll scrapped
[1]

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.[2]

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.[2]

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3]

Builder's
number 		EC6 class
number 		56 class
number 		Notes
7280 122 5601
7281 123 5602
7282 124 5603
7283 125 5604
7284 126 5605
7285 127 5606

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 65–66, 84, 86.
  2. ^ a b Ramaer 1974, p. 66.
  3. ^ Durrant 1981, pp. 189.

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.
  • 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 (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

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