TR GSL class

what is it?

The TR GSL class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 0-4-0T geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, for the Tanganyika Railway (TR). The eight members of the GSL class entered service on the TR between 1929 and 1931. They were operated by the TR until it was succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR) in 1948.

who runs it

base stats

• built 8made 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 97 years ago, in 1929.

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

spec sheet

built

1929–1931

status

retired

number built

8

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Tanzania

builders

Sentinel Waggon Works

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

0-4-0

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