#3108

EAR 60 class

🇫🇷 France ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1953· UK locomotive class

2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. EAR 5608, Mombasa, circa 1953: East African Railways and Harbours· Public domain
2. Basil Roberts (680730 EAR): Basil Roberts (1935–2003)· CC BY-SA 4.0

what is it?

The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class.

who runs it

East African Railways and Harbours Corporation

base stats

built 29made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

First built 73 years ago, in 1953.

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built: 1953–1954
in service from: 1953
status: preserved
number built: 29
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇫🇷 France
builders: Beyer, Peacock and Company, Société Franco-Belge
operators: East African Railways and Harbours Corporation
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q18666265, Wikipedia: EAR 60 class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.