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East African Railways 29 class
No. 2904 at Moshi depot, Tanzania, in 1968
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder North British Locomotive Company Serial number 26905–26920 27085–27088 27436–27446 Build date 1951-52, 1955 Total produced 31
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-2  • UIC 1′D1' h2 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 48 in (1,219 mm) Adhesive weight 52 long tons (53 t) Loco weight 73.8 long tons (75.0 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,056 imp gal (9,350 L; 2,469 US gal) Water cap. 4,800 imp gal (22,000 L; 5,800 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 38 sq ft (3.53 m) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 146 sq ft (13.6 m)  • Tubes 1,680 sq ft (156 m)  • Total surface 2,272 sq ft (211.1 m) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 446 sq ft (41.4 m) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures Tractive effort 29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
Career Operators East African Railways Class 29 class Number in class 31 Numbers 2901–2931 Delivered 1951–52, 1955 First run 1951

The EAR 29 class was a class of oil-burning 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 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. They were built to be gauge convertible to 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) gauge.

Class list

The numbers, build years and names of each member of the class were as follows:

See also

• History of rail transport in Tanzania
• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Notes

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
4. Ramaer 1974, p. 80, 83, 89.
5. Dickinson, Daniel (21 October 2002). "Tanzanian privatisation steams ahead". BBC News Online. BBC News. Retrieved 4 December 2014.
6. Bailey, Douglas C. "East African Railways No. 2927". www.steamlocomotive.info. Retrieved 4 December 2014.

Bibliography

• 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 (June 1952). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). Staff Magazine. 1 (1). East African Railways and Harbours. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
• Staff writer (December 1954). ""29" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 1 (11). East African Railways and Harbours: 14. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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