The EAR 31 class was a class of oil-burning gauge steam locomotives. The 46 members of the class were built in 1955 by Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, for the East African Railways (EAR). They were a lighter, branch-line version of the EAR 30 class, and worked from various sheds throughout the EAR system.
Class list The numbers and names of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder'snumberEARnumberNameNotes62283101Baganda62293102Batoro62303103AcholiLater renamed Uganda62313104Alur62323105Bagisu62333106Bagwe62343107Bagwere62353108Bahehe62363109Bahororo62373110Bakiga62383111Bakoki62393112Bakonjo62403113Bamba62413114Banyala62423115Banyankore62433016Banyaruanda62443117Banyoro62453118Banyuli62463119Basamia62473120Basese62483121Basoga62493122Batwa62503123BavumaPreserved at Nairobi Railway Museum as a static exhibit62513124Chope62523125Dodoth62533126Jie62543127Jonam62553128Jopadhola62563129Kakwa62573130Karamojong62583131Kenyi62593132Kumam62603133Lang'o62613134Lugbara62623135Madi62633036Sebei62643137Iteso62653138Upe62663139Pokomo62673140Rendille62683141Ribe62693142Sanye62703143Somal62713144Tharaka62723145Tsoto62733146Wamia
See also History of rail transport in Tanzania Rail transport in Kenya Rail transport in Uganda
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