EAR 58 class

East African Railways 58 class
5803 at Changamwe, Kenya, with the Mombasa–Kampala mail train, circa 1950-51
5803 at Changamwe, Kenya, with the Mombasa–Kampala mail train, circa 1950-51
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
Designer
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number7290–7307
Build date1949
Total produced18
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt
 • UIC(2′D2′)(2′D2′) h4
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.54 in (1,372 mm)
Width114 in (2,900 mm)
Adhesive weight94 long tons (96 t)
Loco weight186.25 long tons (189.24 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)
Water cap.6,000 imp gal (27,000 L; 7,200 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area48.5 sq ft (4.51 m2)
Boiler pressure225 psi (1.55 MPa)
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox169 sq ft (15.7 m2)
 • Tubes 
1,963 sq ft (182.4 m2)
 • Total surface2,561 sq ft (237.9 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeInside
 • Heating area429 sq ft (39.9 m2)
Cylinders4
Cylinder size16.5 in × 26 in (419 mm × 660 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Valve typeTrunk type
Valve travel5 in (130 mm)
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Safety systems3 Ross muffled pop valves
Performance figures
Tractive effort50,200 lbf (223.30 kN)
Career
OperatorsEast African Railways (EAR)
Class58 class
Number in class18
Numbers5801–5818
First run1949
DispositionAll scrapped

The EAR 58 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, in 1949.

The eighteen members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified, oil-burning version of the KUR's existing coal-fired EC3 class. By the time the new locomotives were built and entered service, the KUR had been succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR), which designated the coal-fired EC3s as its 57 class, and the new, oil-burning EC3s as its 58 class.[1]

Class list

The numbers and build dates of each member of the class were as follows:[2]

Builder's
number 		Built KUR
number 		EAR
number 		Notes
7290 1949 89 5801
7291 1949 90 5802
7292 1949 91 5803
7293 1949 92 5804
7294 1949 93 5805
7295 1949 94 5806
7296 1949 95 5807
7297 1949 96* 5808 First member of class to enter service with EAR number.
7298 1949 97* 5809
7299 1949 98* 5810
7300 1949 99* 5811
7301 1949 100* 5812
7302 1949 101* 5813
7303 1949 102* 5814
7304 1949 103* 5815
7305 1949 104* 5816
7306 1949 105* 5817
7307 1949 106* 5818
  * KUR number allocated but not carried

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ramaer 1974, p. 66.
  2. ^ Durrant 1981, pp. 189–90.

Bibliography

  • Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, England: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
  • 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 (February 1957). "The "58" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (1). East African Railways and Harbours: 20. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

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