TR MK class
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The TR MK class, later known as the EAR 25 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives. The eleven members of the class were built by Vulcan Foundry, in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire (now part of Merseyside), England, for the Tanganyika Railway (TR). They entered service on the TR in 1925–1926, and were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).[2]
Class list[]
The builder's number, build year and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
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![Vulcan Foundry works photo of TR 206](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4f/TR_MK_206_works_photo.jpg/220px-TR_MK_206_works_photo.jpg)
Vulcan Foundry works photo of TR 206
See also[]
- History of rail transport in Tanzania
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
References[]
Notes[]
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 57–58, 62, 84, 87.
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 57–58, 84.
- ^ Ramaer 1974, p. 62.
Bibliography[]
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600349462.
- Patience, Kevin (1976). Steam in East Africa: a pictorial history of the railways in East Africa, 1893-1976. Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd. OCLC 3781370.
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715364375.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö, Sweden: Stenvalls. ISBN 9789172661721.
External links[]
Media related to TR MK class at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- East African Railways locomotives
- Metre gauge steam locomotives
- Railway locomotives introduced in 1925
- Steam locomotives of Kenya
- Steam locomotives of Tanzania
- Steam locomotives of Uganda
- Tanganyika Railway locomotives
- Vulcan Foundry locomotives
- 2-8-2 locomotives
- Scrapped locomotives