KUR EC class

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).[2] 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.[3]

Kenya-Uganda Railway EC class
Works photo of KUR EC no. 41
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderBeyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number6300–6303
Build date1926
Total produced4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
 • UIC(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.43 in (1,092 mm)
Adhesive weight79.4 long tons (80.7 t)
Loco weight125.4 long tons (127.4 t)
Fuel type
  • Eucalyptus wood
  • → Coal
Fuel capacity6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap4,250 imp gal (19,300 l; 5,100 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2)
Boiler pressure170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2)
 • Tubes 
1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)
 • Firebox174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeInside
 • Heating area380 sq ft (35 m2)
Cylinders4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort40,252 lbf (179.05 kN)
Career
Operators
ClassKUR: EC class
Number in class4
Numbers
  • KUR: 41–44
  • Indo-China: 201–204
First run1926
Withdrawn
  • KUR: August 1939
  • Indo-China: not known
DispositionNot known
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See also

References

Notes
  1. Ramaer 1974, pp. 45–46, 86.
  2. Ramaer 1974, p. 45.
  3. Durrant 1981, p. 177.

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.
  • 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.

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