TR ML class
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East African Railways (EAR) | |
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| Number in class | 12 |
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| Delivered | 1947, 1952 |
The TR ML class, later known and expanded as the EAR 26 class, was a class of
Tanganyika Railway (TR), as a development of the TR MK class
.
The six members of the ML class were built in 1947 by
East African Railways (EAR), as its 26 class. In 1952, six further members of the 26 class were delivered to the EAR. They had been built by Vulcan Foundry, of Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns of North East England.[2]
Class list
The builders number, build year and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
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See also
- History of rail transport in Tanzania
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
References
Notes
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 70–71, 84, 87.
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 70–71, 83.
- ^ Ramaer 1974, p. 62.
Bibliography
- 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 (December 1956). "The "26" Class Locomotives". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 2 (12). East African Railways and Harbours: 420. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
External links
Media related to TR ML class at Wikimedia Commons