East African Railways 29 class
PowertypeSteam
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company
Serialnumber
  • 26905–26920
  • 27085–27088
  • 27436–27446
Builddate1951-52, 1955
Totalproduction31
Uicclass1′D1' h2
Driverdiameter48 in (1,219 mm)
Weightondrivers52 long tons (53 t)
Locoweight73.8 long tons (75.0 t)
FueltypeOil
Fuelcap2,056 imp gal (9,350 L)
Watercap4,800 imp gal (22,000 L)
Boilerpressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Firearea38 sq ft (3.53 m2)
Tubearea1,680 sq ft (156 m2)
Fireboxarea146 sq ft (13.6 m2)
Totalsurface2,272 sq ft (211.1 m2)
SuperheatertypeInside
Superheaterarea446 sq ft (41.4 m2)
Cylindercount2
Cylindersize18 by 26 in (457 by 660 mm)
ValvegearWalschaerts
Tractiveeffort29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
LocobrakesWestinghouse type
TrainbrakesWestinghouse type
OperatorEast African Railways
Operatorclass29 class
Numinclass31
Fleetnumbers2901–2931
Deliverydate1951–52, 1955
Firstrundate1951
Notes[1]

The EAR 29 class was a class of oil-burning gauge 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.[2] They were built to be gauge convertible to gauge.[3]

Class list

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

Builders
number		BuiltEAR
number		NameNotes
2690519512901Boran
2690619512902Bukusu
2690719522903Bunyore
2690819522904Chuka
2690919522905Digo
2691019522906Dorobo
2691119522907Duruma
2691219522908Elgeyo
2691319522909Embu
2691419522910Galla
2691519522911Giryama
2691619522912Kakamega
2691719522913KamasiaLater renamed Tuken (a different name for the same ethnic group)
2691819522914Kamba
2691919522915Kikuyu
2692019522916Kipsigis
2708519522917Kisii
2708619522918Luo
2708719522919Maragoli
2708819522920Marakwet
2743619552921Masai of KenyaPreserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit
2743719552922Meru of Kenya
2743819552923Magodo
2743919552924Nandi
2744019552925Nyika
2744119552926Samburu
2744219552927SukPreserved in Dar es Salaam[5][6]
2744319552928Taveta
2744419552929Teita
2744519552930Tiriki
2744619552931Turkana

See also

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, pp. 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.

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