TR DL class

what is it?

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).

who runs it

base stats

• built 6made 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 103 years ago, in 1923.

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

spec sheet

built

1923

in service from

1923

status

preserved

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Tanzania

builders

Beyer, Peacock and Company

operators

history of rail transport in Tanzania, East African Railways and Harbours Corporation, Tanganyika Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-0

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