KUR ED1 class

Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class Tanganyika Railway ST class East African Railways 11 class
KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry (27) ? (4) Model VF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493 Build date 1926–1930 Total produced KUR ED1 class: 27 TR ST class:4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T  • UIC 1′C1′ Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 43 in (1.092 m) Water cap. 1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal) Cylinder size 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Career Operators Uganda Railway Kenya Uganda Railway Tanganyika Railway East African Railways Numbers UR/KUR: 310–336 TR: 103–104, ?, ? EAR: 1101–1131

The KUR ED1 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-6-2T steam locomotives built for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). The 27 members of the ED1 class entered service on the KUR between 1926 and 1930. They were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), and reclassified as part of the EAR 11 class.

In 1930, four similar locomotives were built for the Tanganyika Railway (TR) as the TR ST class. These locomotives differed from the ED1 class units only in being fitted with vacuum brake equipment instead of Westinghouse brakes and air compressor. They, too, were later operated by the EAR, and reclassified as part of the EAR's 11 class.

In fiction

Nia, a character in Thomas & Friends who was introduced in 2018 (season 22), is based on the KUR ED1 class.

See also

• History of rail transport in Tanzania
• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Bibliography

• 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 ED1 class at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to TR ST class at Wikimedia Commons