KUR EC3 class
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KUR 87 Karamoja at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2012 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer |
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Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
Serial number | 6905–6910, 6970–6975 |
Build date | 1939, 1940 |
Total produced | 12 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-8-4+4-8-4 (Garratt) |
UIC classification | (2′D2′)(2′D2′) h4 |
Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
Driver diameter | 54 in (1,372 mm) |
Width | 114 in (2,900 mm) |
Height | 149.5 in (3,800 mm) |
Weight on drivers | 97 long tons (99 t) |
Locomotive weight | 186.2 long tons (189.2 t) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 12 long tons (12 t) |
Water capacity | 6,000 imp gal (27,000 l; 7,200 US gal) |
Boiler pressure |
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Firegrate area | 48.5 sq ft (4.51 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
1,963 sq ft (182.4 m2) |
– Firebox | 169 sq ft (15.7 m2) |
– Total | 2,561 sq ft (237.9 m2) |
Superheater type | Inside |
Superheater area | 429 sq ft (39.9 m2) |
Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
Cylinder size | 16 in × 26 in (406 mm × 660 mm) |
Valve gear | Walschaerts |
Valve type | Trunk type |
Valve travel | 5 in (130 mm) |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 47,200 lbf (209.96 kN) |
Locomotive brake | Westinghouse type |
Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
Safety systems | 3 Ross muffled pop valves |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
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Class |
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Number in class | 12 |
Number(s) |
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First run | 1939 |
Withdrawn | 1967 |
Preserved | KUR 87 (EAR 5711) |
Disposition | 10 scrapped, one preserved |
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]
Class list
The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:[2]
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See also
- Rail transport in Kenya
- Rail transport in Uganda
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.
- 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.
External links
Media related to KUR EC3 class at Wikimedia Commons
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