KUR EC1 class
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Works photo of KUR EC1 no. 66 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
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Build date | 1927 (20), 1930 (2) |
Total produced | 22 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
UIC classification | (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Driver diameter | 43 in (1,092 mm) |
Weight on drivers | 83.9 long tons (85.2 t) |
Locomotive weight | 130.9 long tons (133.0 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 6 long tons (6.1 t) |
Water capacity | 5,250 imp gal (23,900 l; 6,300 US gal) |
Boiler pressure | 170 psi (1.17 MPa) |
Firegrate area | 43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2) |
– Firebox | 174 sq ft (16.2 m2) |
– Total | 2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2) |
Superheater type | Inside |
Superheater area | 380 sq ft (35 m2) |
Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
Cylinder size | 16 1⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm) |
Valve gear | Walschaerts |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 40,255 lbf (179.06 kN) |
Locomotive brake | Westinghouse type |
Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
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Class |
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Number in class | 22 |
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First run | 1927 |
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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.[2]
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.[2]
Class list
The builder's numbers, build years, fleet numbers and names of each member of the EC1 class were as follows:[3][4]
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See also
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
References
Notes
- ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 48–49, 86.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ramaer 1974, pp. 48–49.
- ↑ Ramaer 1974, p. 88.
- ↑ 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.
External links
Media related to KUR EC1 class at Wikimedia Commons
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