EAR 31 class

what is it?

The EAR 31 class was a class of oil-burning 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-4 steam locomotives. The 46 members of the class were built in 1955 by Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, for the East African Railways (EAR). They were a lighter, branch-line version of the EAR 30 class, and worked from various sheds throughout the EAR system.

who runs it

base stats

• built 46made 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 71 years ago, in 1955.

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

spec sheet

built

1955

in service from

1955

number built

46

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Vulcan Foundry

operators

East African Railways and Harbours Corporation

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-4

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