East African Railways 56 class Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 7280–7285 Build date 1949 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt ) • UIC (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 Gauge 1,000 mm 3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )Driver dia.48 in (1,219 mm) Adhesive weight 88 long tons (89 t) Loco weight 146.8 long tons (149.2 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,382 imp gal (10,830 L; 2,861 US gal) Water cap. 4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2 ) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox 164 sq ft (15.2 m2 ) • Tubes 1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2 ) • Total surface 2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2 ) Superheater: • Type Inside • Heating area 370 sq ft (34 m2 ) Cylinders 4 (Garratt) Cylinder size 16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Career Operators East African Railways (EAR)Class Number in class 6 Numbers EC6 class: 122–127 56 class: 5601–5606 First run 1949 Disposition All scrapped
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 .
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:
Builder's
EC6 class
56 class
Notes
7280
122
5601
7281
123
5602
7282
124
5603
7283
125
5604
7284
126
5605
7285
127
5606
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