3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia. | 45.5 in (1,156 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 112 long tons (114 t) |
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Loco weight | 171.5 long tons (174.3 t) |
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Fuel type | Oil |
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Fuel capacity | 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal) |
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Water cap. | 6,000 imp gal (27,000 L; 7,200 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 51.3 sq ft (4.77 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 212 sq ft (19.7 m2) |
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• Tubes | 2,310 sq ft (215 m2) |
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• Total surface | 2,992 sq ft (278.0 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | 470 sq ft (44 m2) |
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Cylinders | 4 (Garratt) |
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Cylinder size | 19 in × 24 in (483 mm × 610 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 58,260 lbf (259.15 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | - Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR)
- → East African Railways (EAR)
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Class | - KUR: EC4 class
- EAR: 54 class
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Number in class | 7 |
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Numbers | - WD: 74418–74424
- KUR: 89–95/100–106
- EAR: 5401–5407
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First run | 1944 |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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The KUR EC4 class, later known as the EAR 54 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 developed under and for use in wartime conditions.
The seven members of the class were built during the latter stages of World War II by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the War Department of the United Kingdom and the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service on the KUR in 1944, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's number | WD number | First KUR number | Second KUR number | EAR number | Notes | 7075 | 74418 | 89 | 100 | 5401 | | 7076 | 74419 | 90 | 101 | 5402 | Last member of the class to be withdrawn from service | 7077 | 74420 | 91 | 102 | 5403 | | 7078 | 74421 | 92 | 103 | 5404 | | 7079 | 74422 | 93 | 104 | 5405 | | 7080 | 74423 | 94 | 105 | 5406 | | 7081 | 74424 | 95 | 106 | 5407 | | |
See also
- Trains portal
- Kenya portal
- Uganda portal
References
Notes
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 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4. OCLC 9014344. OL 15088099M. Wikidata Q111363476.
- 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, Wikidata Q111363477
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, North Pomfret: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-6437-6. OCLC 832692810. OL 5110018M. Wikidata Q111363478.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö: Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-172-1. OCLC 502034710. Wikidata Q111363479.
- Staff writer (June 1956). "The "54" Class Locomotives". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 2 (9). East African Railways and Harbours: 308. Retrieved 8 December 2014.
External links
Media related to KUR EC4 class at Wikimedia Commons