Ceylon Government Railway E1

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2 (E1, E1A/B/C/D); 0-6-0 (E1E)
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1.219 m)
Length	32 ft 0.75 in
Axle load	13 long tons
Loco weight	47.70 long tons
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.50 long tons
Water cap.	1040 gal
Boiler pressure	160 psi
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	17 in × 22 in (430 mm × 560 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson with slide valves

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Dübs (E1, E1A); North British (E1B/D); Hunslet (E1C); Stephenson (E1E)
Build date	1898 (E1); 1900 (E1A); 1912 (E1B); 1913-1914 (E1C); 1916 (E1D); 1928 (E1E)
Total produced	20

Ceylon Government Railway E1
Ceylon Government Railway E1
	E1 No. 93, the only preserved member of the class
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Dübs (E1, E1A); North British (E1B/D); Hunslet (E1C); Stephenson (E1E)
Build date	1898 (E1); 1900 (E1A); 1912 (E1B); 1913-1914 (E1C); 1916 (E1D); 1928 (E1E)
Total produced	20
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-2 (E1, E1A/B/C/D); 0-6-0 (E1E)
Gauge	5 ft 6 in (1,676 mm)
Driver dia.	48 in (1.219 m)
Length	32 ft 0.75 in
Axle load	13 long tons
Loco weight	47.70 long tons
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	4.50 long tons
Water cap.	1040 gal
Boiler pressure	160 psi
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	17 in × 22 in (430 mm × 560 mm)
Valve gear	Stephenson with slide valves
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	18,014 lbf (80.13 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Ceylon Government Railway
Preserved	93
Disposition	One preserved, remainder scrapped

The Ceylon Government Railway E1 was a class of steam tank locomotive produced for and used by British Ceylon's (later Sri Lanka's) national rail operator.^[1]^[2]^[3]

^ Hyatt, David (2000). Railways of Sri Lanka. COMRAC. pp. 127, 129, 134, 135, 139, 140, 214–225, 249. ISBN 978-0953730407.
^ "IESL Digital SLEN". iesl.lk. Retrieved 2025-02-06.
^ Nandasena, K. A. D.; Wickremaratne, Vinod (2017). Ceylon Railway Heritage. Sri Lanka: National Trust Sri Lanka. p. 137. ISBN 978-9550093137.