TR MK class

what is it?

The TR MK class, later known as the EAR 25 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives. The eleven members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, for the Tanganyika Railway (TR). They entered service on the TR in 1925–1926, and were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).

who runs it

base stats

• built 11made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
• ⌛Served for 1 years (1925–1926).

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

spec sheet

built

1925–1926

in service from

1925

retired

1926

status

retired

number built

11

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

Tanzania

builders

Vulcan Foundry

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

2-8-2

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