EAR 58 class

The EAR 58 class was a class of gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, in 1949.

The eighteen members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified, oil-burning version of the KUR's existing coal-fired EC3 class. By the time the new locomotives were built and entered service, the KUR had been succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR), which designated the coal-fired EC3s as its 57 class, and the new, oil-burning EC3s as its 58 class.

Class list The numbers and build dates of each member of the class were as follows:

Builder'snumberBuiltKURnumberEARnumberNotes729019498958017291194990580272921949915803729319499258047294194993580572951949945806729619499558077297194996*5808First member of class to enter service with EAR number.7298194997*58097299194998*58107300194999*581173011949100*581273021949101*581373031949102*581473041949103*581573051949104*581673061949105*581773071949106*5818 * KUR number allocated but not carried

EAR 58 class

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