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.
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Power type | Steam |
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Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
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Serial number | 7280–7285 |
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Build date | 1949 |
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Total produced | 6 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
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• UIC | (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
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Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
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Driver dia. | 48 in (1,219 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 88 long tons (89 t) |
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Loco weight | 146.8 long tons (149.2 t) |
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Fuel type | Oil |
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Fuel capacity | 2,382 imp gal (10,830 L; 2,861 US gal) |
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Water cap. | 4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 200 psi (1.38 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 164 sq ft (15.2 m2) |
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• Tubes | 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2) |
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• Total surface | 2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | 370 sq ft (34 m2) |
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Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
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Cylinder size | 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Career |
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Operators | East African Railways (EAR) |
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Number in class | 6 |
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Numbers | - EC6 class: 122–127
- 56 class: 5601–5606
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First run | 1949 |
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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.
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:
More information Builder's number, EC6 class number ...
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56 class number |
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7280 |
122 |
5601 |
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7281 |
123 |
5602 |
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7282 |
124 |
5603 |
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7283 |
125 |
5604 |
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7284 |
126 |
5605 |
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7285 |
127 |
5606 |
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Bibliography
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- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4. OCLC 9014344. OL 15088099M. Wikidata Q111363476.
- 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, Wikidata Q111363477
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6437-6. OCLC 832692810. OL 5110018M. Wikidata Q111363478.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö: Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-172-1. OCLC 502034710. Wikidata Q111363479.
- Staff writer (August 1958). ""56" Class Garratt Locomotive" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (10). East African Railways and Harbours: 344. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
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