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, England, for the East African Railways (EAR). They entered service in 1955–56 until 1973-80, and were the largest, heaviest (252 tons) and most powerful steam locomotives to operate on any metre gauge railway in the world.
