The TR DL class , later known as the EAR 23 class , was a class of 1,000 mm 3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ) gauge 4-8-0 steam locomotives derived from the Nigerian Railways Emir class . The six members of the DL/23 class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Gorton , Manchester , England, for the Tanganyika Railway (TR). They entered service on the TR in 1923, and were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).
Tanganyika Railway DL class Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 6128–6133 Build date 1923 Total produced 6
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 4-8-0 • UIC 2′D1' h2 Gauge 1,000 mm 3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in )Driver dia.43 in (1,092 mm) Adhesive weight 37.7 long tons (38.3 t) Loco weight 49.8 long tons (50.6 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,019 imp gal (9,180 L; 2,425 US gal) Water cap. 2,500 imp gal (11,000 L; 3,000 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 18.3 sq ft (1.70 m2 ) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1.10 MPa) (165 psi (1.14 MPa)) Heating surface: • Firebox 129 sq ft (12.0 m2 ) • Tubes 2 ) • Total surface 1,323 sq ft (122.9 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area 249 sq ft (23.1 m2 ) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 18 in × 23 in (457 mm × 584 mm)
Career Operators Class TR: DL class EAR: 23 class Number in class 6 Numbers TR: 200–205/300–305 EAR: 2301–2306 Delivered 1923 Disposition 1 preserved, Remainder likely scrapped
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's
1st TR
2nd TR
EAR
Notes
6128
200
300
2301
6129
201
301
2302
Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit (and as TR 301)
6130
202
302
2303
6131
203
303
2304
6132
204
304
2305
6133
203
303
2306
The same locomotive, numbered and liveried as TR 301, at Nairobi Railway Museum , 2010
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