EAR 56 class
| East African Railways 56 class | |
|---|---|
East African Railways (EAR) | |
| Class |
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| Number in class | 6 |
| Numbers |
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| First run | 1949 |
| Disposition | All scrapped |
The EAR 56 class was a class of
Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified version of the KUR's existing EC5 class.[2]
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]
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See also
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Tanzania
- Rail transport in Uganda
References
Notes
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 65–66, 84, 86.
- ^ a b Ramaer 1974, p. 66.
- ^ 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. OCLC 9326294.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: 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, Wikidata Q111363477
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: Wikidata Q111363478.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö: Stenvalls. 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.
External links
Media related to EAR 56 class at Wikimedia Commons
