Английская Википедия:EAR 60 class

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The EAR 60 class, also known as the Governor class, was a class of Шаблон:Track gauge gauge Шаблон:Whyte Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built for the East African Railways as a development of the EAR's existing 56 class.Шаблон:Sfn

History

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.Шаблон:Sfn

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.Шаблон:Sfn

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names, of each member of the class were as follows:Шаблон:SfnШаблон:Sfn

BP builder's no. SFB builder's no. EAR number Initial name Notes 7565 2983 6001 Sir Geoffrey Archer Later renamed Umoja ("Unity") 7566 2984 6002 Sir Hesketh Bell 7567 2985 6003 Sir Stewart Symes 7568 2986 6004 Sir Frederick Jackson 7569 2987 6005 Sir Bernard Bourdillon 7570 2988 6006 Sir Harold MacMichael  Preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit (with Sir Harold MacMichael nameplates) 7571 2989 6007 Sir Mark Young 7572 2990 6008 Sir Wilfrid Jackson 7573 2991 6009 Sir Edward Twining 7574 2992 6010 Sir Donald Cameron 7575 2993 6011 Sir William Battershill 7576 2994 6012 Sir Percy Girouard 7577 – 6013 Sir Henry Belfield 7578 – 6014 Sir Joseph Byrne 7579 – 6015 Sir Robert Brooke-Popham 7580 – 6016 Sir Henry Moore 7659 – 6017 Sir John Hall 7660 – 6018 Sir Charles Dundas 7661 – 6019 Sir Philip Mitchell 7662 – 6020 Sir Evelyn Baring 7663 – 6021 Sir William Gowers 7664 – 6022 Sir Andrew Cohen 7665 – 6023 Sir Edward Northey 7666 – 6024 Sir James Hayes-Sadler 7721 – 6025 Sir Henry Colville 7722 – 6026 Sir Horace Byatt Later renamed Uhuru ("Freedom") 7723 – 6027 Sir Gerald Portal 7724 – 6028 Sir H. H. Johnston 7725 – 6029 Sir Edward Grigg Шаблон:Reflist

A 60 class locomotive being unloaded at Mombasa, Kenya, prior to entering service

A 60 class locomotive being unloaded at Mombasa, Kenya, prior to entering service

See also

• List of colonial governors of Kenya
• List of governors of Tanganyika
• List of governors of Uganda
• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Bibliography

• Шаблон:Durrant-Garratt-Rev
• Шаблон:Durrant-SteamAfrica
• Шаблон:Patience-SteamEA
• Шаблон:Ramaer-SteamLocosEAR
• Шаблон:Ramaer-Gari la Moshi
• Шаблон:Cite journal