EAR 58 class

The EAR 58 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ³⁄₈ in) gauge 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, in 1949.

East African Railways 58 class
5803 at Changamwe, Kenya, with the Mombasa–Kampala mail train, circa 1950-51
Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Beyer, Peacock & Co. K.C. Strahan H.B. Stoyle Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 7290–7307 Build date 1949 Total produced 18
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt  • UIC (2′D2′)(2′D2′) h4 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 ^3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 54 in (1,372 mm) Width 114 in (2,900 mm) Adhesive weight 94 long tons (96 t) Loco weight 186.25 long tons (189.24 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,375 imp gal (10,800 l; 2,852 US gal) Water cap 6,000 imp gal (27,000 l; 7,200 US gal) Firebox:  • Firegrate area 48.5 sq ft (4.51 m^2) Boiler pressure 225 psi (1.55 MPa) Heating surface 2,561 sq ft (237.9 m^2)  • Tubes   1,963 sq ft (182.4 m^2)  • Firebox 169 sq ft (15.7 m^2) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 429 sq ft (39.9 m^2) Cylinders 4 Cylinder size 16.5 in × 26 in (419 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Valve type Trunk type Valve travel 5 in (130 mm) Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type Safety systems 3 Ross muffled pop valves
Performance figures Tractive effort 50,200 lbf (223.30 kN)
Career Operators East African Railways (EAR) Class 58 class Number in class 18 Numbers 5801–5818 First run 1949 Disposition All scrapped

The eighteen members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified, oil-burning version of the KUR's existing coal-fired EC3 class. By the time the new locomotives were built and entered service, the KUR had been succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR), which designated the coal-fired EC3s as its 57 class, and the new, oil-burning EC3s as its 58 class.[1]

Class list

The numbers and build dates of each member of the class were as follows:[2]

Builder's number Built KUR number EAR number Notes 7290 1949 89 5801 7291 1949 90 5802 7292 1949 91 5803 7293 1949 92 5804 7294 1949 93 5805 7295 1949 94 5806 7296 1949 95 5807 7297 1949 96* 5808 First member of class to enter service with EAR number. 7298 1949 97* 5809 7299 1949 98* 5810 7300 1949 99* 5811 7301 1949 100* 5812 7302 1949 101* 5813 7303 1949 102* 5814 7304 1949 103* 5815 7305 1949 104* 5816 7306 1949 105* 5817 7307 1949 106* 5818   * KUR number allocated but not carried

See also

• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Notes

1. Ramaer 1974, p. 66.
2. Durrant 1981, pp. 189-90.

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.
• 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 (February 1957). "The "58" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 3 (1): 20. Retrieved 8 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

External links

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