KUR EC class

Kenya-Uganda Railway EC class
Works photo of KUR EC no. 41
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Serial number 6300–6303 Build date 1926 Total produced 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)  • UIC (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 43 in (1,092 mm) Adhesive weight 79.4 long tons (80.7 t) Loco weight 125.4 long tons (127.4 t) Fuel type Eucalyptus wood → Coal Fuel capacity 6 long tons (6.1 t) Water cap. 4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Grate area 43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2) Boiler pressure 170 psi (1.17 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 174 sq ft (16.2 m2)  • Tubes   1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)  • Total surface 2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2) Superheater: ​  • Type Inside  • Heating area 380 sq ft (35 m2) Cylinders 4 (Garratt) Cylinder size 16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm) Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Performance figures Tractive effort 40,252 lbf (179.05 kN)
Career Operators Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) → Indo-China Class KUR: EC class Number in class 4 Numbers KUR: 41–44 Indo-China: 201–204 First run 1926 Withdrawn KUR: August 1939 Indo-China: not known Disposition Not known

The KUR EC 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 four members of the class, built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, were the first Garratts to be ordered and acquired by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service in 1926, and, after a relatively short but successful career with the KUR, were sold and exported to Indo-China in August 1939.

See also

• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Bibliography

• Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
• 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

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