Tanganyika Railway ML class East African Railways 26 class No. 2603 at
Tabora depot, Tanzania, in 1968
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Serial number WGB: 2832–2837 (1947) VF: 6182–6187 (1952) RSH: 7444–7449 (1952) Build date 1947, 1952 Total produced 12
Specifications Configuration: • Whyte 2-8-2 • UIC 1′D1' h2 Gauge 1,000 mm 3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄ 8 in )Driver dia.43 in (1,092 mm) Adhesive weight 39.0 long tons (39.6 t) Loco weight 51.8 long tons (52.6 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 1,300 imp gal (5,900 L; 1,600 US gal) Water cap. 4,200 imp gal (19,000 L; 5,000 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area27 sq ft (2.51 m2 ) Boiler pressure 180 psi (1.24 MPa) Heating surface: • Firebox139 sq ft (12.9 m2 ) • Tubes sq ft (118.2 m2 ) • Total surface1,731 sq ft (160.8 m2 ) Superheater: • Heating area321 sq ft (29.8 m2 ) Cylinders 2 Cylinder size 17+ 1 ⁄ 2 in × 23 in (444 mm × 584 mm)
Career Operators Class TR: ML class EAR: 26 class Number in class 12 Numbers TR: 700–705/600–605 EAR: 2601–2612 Delivered 1947, 1952
The TR ML class , later known and expanded as the EAR 26 class , was a class of 1,000 mm ( 3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄ 8 in ) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives designed for and ordered by the Tanganyika Railway (TR), as a development of the TR MK class .
The six members of the ML class were built in 1947 by W. G. Bagnall , in Stafford , England, and delivered to the TR. They were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), as its 26 class. In 1952, six further members of the 26 class were delivered to the EAR. They had been built by Vulcan Foundry , of Newton-le-Willows , Lancashire (now part of Merseyside ), England, and Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns of North East England .
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