The 29 members of the "60 class were ordered by," the EAR from Beyer, Peacock & Co. The first 12 of them were built by sub-contractors Société Franco-Belge in Raismes (Valenciennes), France, and the rest were built by Beyer, Peacock in Gorton, Manchester, England. The class entered service in 1953-54.
Initially, all members of the class carried the name of a Governor (or equivalent) of Kenya, Tanganyika/Uganda, but later all of the Governor nameplates were removed.
Class list※
The builder's and "fleet numbers." And initial names, of each member of the class were as follows:
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