KUR EC class
Kenya-Uganda Railway EC class
Works photo of KUR EC no. 41
|
| Type and origin |
| Power type |
Steam |
| Builder |
Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
| Serial number |
6300–6303 |
| Build date |
1926 |
| Total produced |
4 |
|
| Specifications |
Configuration:
|
|
| • Whyte
|
4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
| • UIC
|
(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
| Gauge |
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
|
Driver dia. |
43 in (1,092 mm) |
| Adhesive weight |
79.4 long tons (80.7 t) |
| Loco weight |
125.4 long tons (127.4 t) |
| Fuel type |
|
| Fuel capacity |
6 long tons (6.1 t) |
| Water cap |
4,250 imp gal (19,300 l; 5,100 US gal) |
Firebox:
• Firegrate area |
43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2) |
| Boiler pressure |
170 psi (1.17 MPa) |
| Heating surface |
2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2) |
| • Tubes |
1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2) |
| • Firebox |
174 sq ft (16.2 m2) |
Superheater:
|
|
| • Type |
Inside |
| • Heating area |
380 sq ft (35 m2) |
| Cylinders |
4 (Garratt) |
| Cylinder size |
16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm) |
| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
| Loco brake |
Westinghouse type |
| Train brakes |
Westinghouse type |
|
|
|
| Career |
| Operators |
|
| Class |
KUR: EC class |
| Number in class |
4 |
| Numbers |
- KUR: 41–44
- Indo-China: 201–204
|
| First run |
1926 |
| Withdrawn |
- KUR: August 1939
- Indo-China: not known
|
| Disposition |
Not known |
|
|
| Type and origin |
| Power type |
Steam |
| Builder |
Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
| Serial number |
6300–6303 |
| Build date |
1926 |
| Total produced |
4 |
| Specifications |
Configuration:
|
|
| • Whyte
|
4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
| • UIC
|
(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
| Gauge |
1,000 mm (3 ft 3 3⁄8 in) |
|
Driver dia. |
43 in (1,092 mm) |
| Adhesive weight |
79.4 long tons (80.7 t) |
| Loco weight |
125.4 long tons (127.4 t) |
| Fuel type |
|
| Fuel capacity |
6 long tons (6.1 t) |
| Water cap |
4,250 imp gal (19,300 l; 5,100 US gal) |
Firebox:
• Firegrate area |
43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2) |
| Boiler pressure |
170 psi (1.17 MPa) |
| Heating surface |
2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2) |
| • Tubes |
1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2) |
| • Firebox |
174 sq ft (16.2 m2) |
Superheater:
|
|
| • Type |
Inside |
| • Heating area |
380 sq ft (35 m2) |
| Cylinders |
4 (Garratt) |
| Cylinder size |
16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm) |
| Valve gear |
Walschaerts |
| Loco brake |
Westinghouse type |
| Train brakes |
Westinghouse type |
| Career |
| Operators |
|
| Class |
KUR: EC class |
| Number in class |
4 |
| Numbers |
- KUR: 41–44
- Indo-China: 201–204
|
| First run |
1926 |
| Withdrawn |
- KUR: August 1939
- Indo-China: not known
|
| Disposition |
Not known |
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). 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.
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