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EAR 29 class information


East African Railways 29 class
No. 2904 at Moshi depot, Tanzania, in 1968
No. 2904 at Moshi depot, Tanzania, in 1968
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 cap.4,800 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,800 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Grate area38 sq ft (3.53 m2)
Boiler pressure200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox146 sq ft (13.6 m2)
 • Tubes1,680 sq ft (156 m2)
 • Total surface2,272 sq ft (211.1 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]

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, respectively, by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland.[2] They were built to be gauge convertible to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.[3]

  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

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