Beyer-Garratt locomotives designed to meet new conditions, have tractive effort of 83,350 lb on max axle load of 21 tons; they will operate on 329 mi Mombasa-Nairobi section; length oa is 104 ft 1 1/2 in.; total weight in working order is 252 tons, which includes 8600 gal of water and 2700 gal of oil fuel; units used for hauling loads of 1200 tons over 1 in 66 gradients.


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    Title :

    East African railways "59th" class engines


    Additional title:

    Ry Gaz


    Published in:

    Railway Gazette ; 103 , n 1


    Publication date :

    1955


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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