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Kenya-Uganda Railway EC1 class East African Railways 50/51 classes Works photo of KUR EC1 no. 66
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 6429–6440, 6516–6523 6637–6638 Build date 1927 (20), 1930 (2) Total produced 22
Career Operators Class KUR: EC1 class EAR: 50/51 classes Number in class 22 Numbers KUR: 45–66 EAR: 5001–5018 5101–5102 First run 1927
The KUR EC1 class , later known as the EAR 50 class and the EAR 51 class , was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+ 3 ⁄8 in ) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt -type articulated steam locomotives .
The first twenty members of the class were built in 1927 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester , England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service in 1928, and, with two exceptions, were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), as its 50 class.
The remaining two members of the EC1 class were built and entered service in 1930, and were different in some respects. They later became the EAR's 51 class.
Class list
The builder's numbers, build years, fleet numbers and names of each member of the EC1 class were as follows:
Builder's number
Built
KUR number
EAR number
Name
Notes
6429
1928
45
5001
5430
1928
46
5002
6431
1928
47
5003
Toro
6432
1928
48
5004
Masai
6433
1928
49
5005
Nyanzi
6434
1928
50
5006
Meru
6435
1928
51
–
Sold to Indo-China as no. 205
6436
1928
52
5007
Masaka
6437
1928
53
–
Sold to Indo-China as no. 206
6438
1928
54
5008
Nandi
6439
1928
55
5009
Bunyoro
6440
1928
56
5010
6516
1928
57
5011
Kikuyu
6517
1928
58
5012
Ankole
6518
1928
59
5013
6519
1928
60
5014
6520
1928
61
5015
6521
1928
62
5016
Londiani
6522
1928
63
5017
Ukamba
6523
1928
64
5018
Machakos
6637
1930
65
5101
Laikipia
6638
1928
66
5102
See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
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Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa . London: Hamlyn . ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4 . OCLC 9014344 . OL 15088099M . Wikidata Q111363476 .
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, OCLC 3781370 , Wikidata Q111363477
Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways . David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: David & Charles . ISBN 978-0-7153-6437-6 . OCLC 832692810 . OL 5110018M . Wikidata Q111363478 .
Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways . Malmö: Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-172-1 . OCLC 502034710 . Wikidata Q111363479 .
External links
Media related to KUR EC1 class at Wikimedia Commons