EAR 56 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
• UIC	(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Adhesive weight	88 long tons (89 t)
Loco weight	146.8 long tons (149.2 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	2,382 imp gal (10,830 L; 2,861 US gal)
Water cap.	4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	164 sq ft (15.2 m2)
• Tubes	1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2)
• Total surface	2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	370 sq ft (34 m2)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	7280–7285
Build date	1949
Total produced	6

East African Railways 56 class
East African Railways 56 class
	No. 5604 at Dar es Salaam depot, Tanzania, in 1968
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	7280–7285
Build date	1949
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
• UIC	(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Adhesive weight	88 long tons (89 t)
Loco weight	146.8 long tons (149.2 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	2,382 imp gal (10,830 L; 2,861 US gal)
Water cap.	4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	48.8 sq ft (4.53 m2)
Boiler pressure	200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	164 sq ft (15.2 m2)
• Tubes	1,753 sq ft (162.9 m2)
• Total surface	2,287 sq ft (212.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	370 sq ft (34 m2)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	16 in × 24 in (406 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	43,520 lbf (193.59 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	East African Railways (EAR)
Class	EC6 class; 56 class;
Number in class	6
Numbers	EC6 class: 122–127; 56 class: 5601–5606;
First run	1949
Disposition	All scrapped

The EAR 56 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 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Gorton, Manchester, England, in 1949. The six members of the class were ordered by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) immediately after World War II, and were a slightly modified version of the KUR's existing EC5 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 them for a very short time as its EC6 class, but then, as part of a comprehensive reclassification of all of its locomotives, redesignated them as its 56 class.