EAR 60 class
The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor 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 for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class.[2]
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History
The 29 members of the 60 class were ordered by the EAR from Beyer, Peacock & Co. The first 12 of them were built by sub-contractors Société Franco-Belge in Raismes (Valenciennes), France, and the rest were built by Beyer, Peacock in Gorton, Manchester, England. The class entered service in 1953-54.[3]
Initially, all members of the class carried the name of a Governor (or equivalent) of Kenya, Tanganyika or Uganda, but later all of the Governor nameplates were removed.[3]
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names, of each member of the class were as follows:[4][5]
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See also
- List of colonial governors of Kenya
- List of Governors of Tanganyika
- List of Governors of Uganda
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
References
Notes
- Ramaer 1974, pp. 77–78, 83, 87.
- Ramaer 1974, p. 77.
- Ramaer 1974, p. 77–78.
- Ramaer 1974, p. 91.
- Durrant 1981, p. 190.
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 0715376411.
- 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 (August 1955). ""60" Class Locomotives". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 2 (4): 129. Retrieved 8 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
Media related to EAR 60 class at Wikimedia Commons