Nigerian Railways River class
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 No. 137 River Owena near Port Harcourt, August 1974. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The Nigerian Railway River class locomotive had a 2-8-2 wheel arrangement.
History
The first were built in 1947 by Vulcan Foundry, and several additional orders were delivered in later years by different manufacturers.[1]
They were fitted with Vacuum brakes supplied by the Vacuum Brake Company.
Similar locomotives
Similar locomotives were built for Malawi and East Africa.
See also
- EAR 29 class
- EAR 30 class
- EAR 31 class
- Preservation [2]