KUR EC3 class
The KUR EC3 class, later known as the EAR 57 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The twelve members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service between 1939 and 1941, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).[1]
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Class list
The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:[2]
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References
Notes
- Ramaer 1974, pp. 50–52.
- Durrant 1981, p. 189.
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 0715376411.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600349462.
- 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.
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715364375.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö, Sweden: Stenvalls. ISBN 9789172661721.
- Staff writer (21 July 1939). "4-8-4t+4-8-4 Metre-Gauge Beyer-Garratt locomotives for the Kenya & Uganda Railways" (PDF). The Railway Gazette. ISSN 0373-5346.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Staff writer (February 1955). ""57" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 2 (1): 22. Retrieved 8 December 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
External links
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