TR GSL class

Tanganyika Railway GSL class
Portrait of TR GSL 50
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Sentinel Waggon Works Build date 1929–1931 Total produced 8
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 0-4-0T Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Career Operators Tanganyika Railway (TR) → East African Railways (EAR) Class GSL class Numbers TR: 1–8 / 51–58 EAR: 51–58 Disposition All scrapped

The TR GSL class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 0-4-0T geared steam locomotives built by Sentinel Waggon Works in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, for the Tanganyika Railway (TR).

The eight members of the GSL class entered service on the TR between 1929 and 1931. They were operated by the TR until it was succeeded by the East African Railways (EAR) in 1948. They then served with the EAR until the mid 1950s.

See also

• History of rail transport in Tanzania

References

Bibliography

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