EAR 56 class

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]

East African Railways 56 class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 7280–7285 Build date 1949 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)  • UIC (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 48 in (1,219 mm) Adhesive weight 88 long tons (89 t) Loco weight 146.8 long tons (149.2 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,382 imp gal (10,830 l; 2,861 US gal) Water cap 4,200 imp gal (19,000 l; 5,000 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 48.8 sq ft (4.53 m^2) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface 2,287 sq ft (212.5 m^2)  • Tubes  1,753 sq ft (162.9 m^2)  • Firebox 164 sq ft (15.2 m^2) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 370 sq ft (34 m^2) Cylinders 4 (Garratt) Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures Tractive effort 43,520 lbf (193.59 kN)
Career Operators East African Railways (EAR) Class EC6 class 56 class Number in class 6 Numbers EC6 class: 122–127 56 class: 5601–5606 First run 1949 Disposition All scrapped
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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

• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Notes

1. Ramaer 1974, pp. 65–66, 84, 86.
2. 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 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 1958). ""56" Class Garratt Locomotive" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 3 (10): 344. Retrieved 9 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

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