EAR 13 class

what is it?

The EAR 13 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-2T steam locomotives built by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland, for the East African Railways (EAR). The 18 members of the class were built in 1952 and entered service in 1953. They were later converted into 4-8-4Ts, because of a tendency to de-rail when operating in reverse, using bogies (trucks) salvaged from EAR 50 class Garratt-type locomotives, which were then in the process of being withdrawn from service.

base stats

• built 18made 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 74 years ago, in 1952.

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

spec sheet

built

1952

number built

18

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

North British Locomotive Company

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-2

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