EAR 29 class

The EAR 29 class was a class of oil-burning 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 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 typeSteam
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company
Serial number
  • 26905–26920
  • 27085–27088
  • 27436–27446
Build date1951-52, 1955
Total produced31
Specifications
Configuration:
  Whyte2-8-2
  UIC1′D1' h2
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in)
Driver dia.48 in (1,219 mm)
Adhesive weight52 long tons (53 t)
Loco weight73.8 long tons (75.0 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity2,056 imp gal (9,350 l; 2,469 US gal)
Water cap4,800 imp gal (22,000 l; 5,800 US gal)
Firebox:
  Firegrate area
38 sq ft (3.53 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface2,272 sq ft (211.1 m2)
  Tubes1,680 sq ft (156 m2)
  Firebox146 sq ft (13.6 m2)
Superheater:
  TypeInside
  Heating area446 sq ft (41.4 m2)
Cylinders2
Cylinder size18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
Career
OperatorsEast African Railways
Class29 class
Number in class31
Numbers2901–2931
Delivered1951–52, 1955
First run1951
[1]

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

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.

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