The Nigerian Railway River class locomotive had a
2-8-2
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of two leading wheels on one axle, usually in a leading truck, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and two trailing wheel ...
wheel arrangement.
History
The first were built in 1947 by
Vulcan Foundry
The Vulcan Foundry Limited was an English locomotive builder sited at Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now Merseyside).
History
The Vulcan Foundry opened in 1832, as Charles Tayleur and Company to produce girders for bridges, switches, crossi ...
, and several additional orders were delivered in later years by different manufacturers.
They were fitted with
Vacuum brake
The vacuum brake is a braking system employed on trains and introduced in the mid-1860s. A variant, the automatic vacuum brake system, became almost universal in British train equipment and in countries influenced by British practice. Vacuum bra ...
s supplied by the
Vacuum Brake Company
The New York Air Brake Corporation, located in Watertown, New York, is a manufacturer of air brake and train control systems for the railroad industry worldwide.
History
Establishment 1876-1900
New York Air Brake was established on July 1, 18 ...
.
Similar locomotives
Similar locomotives were built for
Malawi
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and
East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
.
See also
*
EAR 29 class
*
EAR 30 class
*
EAR 31 class
* Preservation
References
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River class
2-8-2 locomotives
Vulcan Foundry locomotives
3 ft 6 in gauge locomotives of Nigeria
Scrapped locomotives