Power type Steam Total produced 29 | Build date 1953–1954 Configuration 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) | |
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Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. (some subcontracted to Société Franco-Belge) Serial number 7565–7580 (2983–2994), 7659–7666, 7721–7725 | ||
The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class.
The 29 members of the 60 class were ordered by the EAR from Beyer, Peacock & Co. The first 12 of them were built by sub-contractors Société Franco-Belge in Raismes (Valenciennes), France, and the rest were built by Beyer, Peacock in Gorton, Manchester, England. The class entered service in 1953-54.
Initially, all members of the class carried the name of a Governor (or equivalent) of Kenya, Tanganyika or Uganda, but later all of the Governor nameplates were removed.
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names, of each member of the class were as follows: