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s derived from the Nigerian Railways Emir class. The six members of the DL/23 class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in

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, England, for the

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(TR). They entered service on the TR in 1923, and were later operated by the TR's successor, the

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(EAR).

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:

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{{EAR locomotives, state=collapsed Beyer, Peacock locomotives East African Railways locomotives Metre gauge steam locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1923 Steam locomotives of Kenya Steam locomotives of Tanzania Steam locomotives of Uganda DL class 4-8-0 locomotives

Class list

See also

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