The "RV" class designation was short for "River", as each RV class locomotive was named after a river in the
Tanganyika Territory. The class entered service on the TR between 1928 and 1930, and its members were later operated by the TR's successor, the
East African Railways (EAR).[2]
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers, and names, of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
Patience, Kevin (1976), Steam in East Africa: a pictorial history of the railways in East Africa, 1893-1976, Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd,
OCLC3781370,
WikidataQ111363477
The "RV" class designation was short for "River", as each RV class locomotive was named after a river in the
Tanganyika Territory. The class entered service on the TR between 1928 and 1930, and its members were later operated by the TR's successor, the
East African Railways (EAR).[2]
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers, and names, of each member of the class were as follows:[3]
Patience, Kevin (1976), Steam in East Africa: a pictorial history of the railways in East Africa, 1893-1976, Nairobi: Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd,
OCLC3781370,
WikidataQ111363477