EAR 30 class

The EAR 30 class was a class of oil-burning 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-4 steam locomotives. The class was built in 1955 by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland, for the East African Railways (EAR). Its design was derived from the 2-8-2 EAR 29 class, which, in turn, was based upon the Nigerian Railways River class.

East African Railways 30 class
No. 3019 Nyamwezi at Tabora depot, Tanzania, in 1968
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder North British Locomotive Company Serial number 27447–27468 27474–27477 Build date 1955 Total produced 26
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-8-4  • UIC 1′D2' h2 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 48 in (1,219 mm) Adhesive weight 51.2 long tons (52.0 t) Loco weight 77.7 long tons (78.9 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 1,950 imp gal (8,900 L; 2,340 US gal) Water cap. 7,000 imp gal (32,000 L; 8,400 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 38 sq ft (3.53 m2) Boiler pressure 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 146 sq ft (13.6 m2)  • Tubes 1,680 sq ft (156 m2)  • Total surface 2,272 sq ft (211.1 m2) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 446 sq ft (41.4 m2) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 26 in (457 mm × 660 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts
Performance figures Tractive effort 29,835 lbf (132.71 kN)
Career Operators East African Railways (EAR) Class 30 class Number in class 26 Numbers 3001–3026 Delivered 1955 First run 1955

The 26 members of the class served their entire careers in Tanganyika/Tanzania, one of the three territories/countries served by the EAR.

Class list

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

Builder's number EAR number Name Notes 27447 3001 Arusha Later renamed Tanganyika 27448 3002 Bena 27449 3003 Bondei 27450 3004 Chagga 27451 3005 Gogo 27452 3006 Ha 27453 3007 Haya 27454 3008 Hehe 27455 3009 Iramba 27456 3010 Irakwu 27457 3011 Luguru 27458 3012 Makonde 27459 3013 Makua 27460 3014 Masai of Tanganyika 27461 3015 Meru of Tanganyika 27462 3016 Mwera 27463 3017 Ngindo 27464 3018 Nyakyusa 27465 3019 Nyamwezi 27466 3020 Nyaturu Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum; in operating condition as of 2014 27467 3021 Pare 27468 3022 Pogoro 27474 3023 Sambaa 27475 3024 Sukuma 27476 3025 Zaramo 27477 3026 Zigua

No. 3015 operating a freight train near Morogoro, Tanzania, in 1967

See also

• History of rail transport in Tanzania

References

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 (February 1956). "The "30" Class Locomotive". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 2 (7). East African Railways and Harbours: 236. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Media related to EAR 30 class at Wikimedia Commons