The EAR 59 class was a class of oil-fired 1,000 mm (3,28 ft) gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The 34 members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England... (more)

The EAR 59 class was a class of oil-fired 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3?8 in) gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The 34 members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, E... (more)

The EAR 59 class was a class of oil-fired 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3?8 in) gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The 34 members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, E... (more)

The EAR 59 class was a class of oil-fired 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3?8 in) gauge Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The 34 members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, E... (more)

The newest pictures from Kenya on Railpictures are already several years old. Unfortunately I don't have a current picture either, but for my 8000th contribution on RP.net I chose a photo from the... (more)

The Garratts of the class 59 of the East African Railways were the largest narrow gauge locomotives ever built. The 34 "Mountain" class (all with names of african mountains) locomotives were built... (more)

34 of the huge class 59 Garratts were built by Beyer Peacock in 1955 for the East African Railways (EAR) and dominated traffic on the Mombasa to Nairobi route for more then 20 years, able to pull ... (more)

The huge 1-meter gauge Garratt 5918 "Mount Gelai" of the famous class 59 of the East African Railways, now belonging to Nairobi Railway Museum, on the way from the workshops to Nairobi station for... (more)

5918 heads a line of Class 59's waiting the scrapman.