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).[2]
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
Builder's number
1st TR number
2nd TR number
EAR number
Notes
6128
200
300
2301
6129
201
301
2302
Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit (and as TR 301)
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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 (August 1957). "The "23" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (4). East African Railways and Harbours: 128. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
External links
Media related to TR DL class at Wikimedia Commons
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