The EAR 30 class was a class of oil-burning gauge
steam locomotive
A steam locomotive is a locomotive that provides the force to move itself and other vehicles by means of the expansion of steam. It is fuelled by burning combustible material (usually coal, oil or, rarely, wood) to heat water in the locomot ...
s. The class was built in 1955 by
North British Locomotive Company
The North British Locomotive Company (NBL, NB Loco or North British) was created in 1903 through the merger of three Glasgow locomotive manufacturing companies; Sharp, Stewart and Company (Atlas Works), Neilson, Reid and Company (Hyde Park Wor ...
in
Glasgow, Scotland, for the
East African Railways
The East African Railways and Harbours Corporation (EAR&H) is a defunct company that operated railways and harbours in East Africa from 1948 to 1977. It was formed in 1948 for the new East African High Commission by merging the Kenya and Ugand ...
(EAR). Its design was derived from the
EAR 29 class
The EAR 29 class was a class of oil-burning gauge 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 ...
, which, in turn, was based upon the
Nigerian Railways River class
The Nigerian Railway River class locomotive had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
History
The first were built in 1947 by Vulcan Foundry, and several additional orders were delivered in later years by different manufacturers.
They were fitted with V ...
.
The 26 members of the class served their entire careers in
Tanganyika
Tanganyika may refer to:
Places
* Tanganyika Territory (1916–1961), a former British territory which preceded the sovereign state
* Tanganyika (1961–1964), a sovereign state, comprising the mainland part of present-day Tanzania
* Tanzania Main ...
/
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:
See also
*
History of rail transport in Tanzania :''This article is part of the history of rail transport by country series''
The history of rail transport in Tanzania began in the late nineteenth century.
Zanzibar
From about 1880 to 1888, a tramway operated in Zanzibar, then ruled by the se ...
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East African Railways locomotives
Metre gauge steam locomotives
NBL locomotives
Railway locomotives introduced in 1955
Steam locomotives of Tanzania
2-8-4 locomotives
1′D2′ h2 locomotives