Picture courtesy Graham Roberts ©2004
Tanganyika Railway
301
Beyer Peacock DL 4-8-0 (EAR 2301)
Picture courtesy Graham Roberts ©2004
One of a class of six locomotives ordered in 1923 to replace the ageing German motive power taken over after the First World War. Originally intended to be wood-fired they proved to be unsuitable and coal-firing tended to produce a lot of clinker. Conversion to oil-firing improved their steaming and they spent their last years in Western Uganda. Originally Tanganyika Railways DL class numbered 200 - 205, later renumbered 300 - 305. They became EAR 23 class, numbered 2301-2306. 301 was withdrawn in 1973 after 50 years of service.
301 was used in the film Out of Africa about the life of Karen Blixen.
| Leading Dimensions | |
| Boiler Pressure | 160 lbs/sq.in |
| Grate Area | 18.3 sq.ft |
| Heating Surface | 1323 sq.ft |
| Cylinders | 18 in x 23 in |
| Driving Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 49.8 tons |
| Tractive Effort | 24300 lbs |
| Water Capacity | 2500 gals |
| Fuel Capacity | 2019 gals |
This set of images © Graeme Wall, 2005