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KUR EC2 class

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  • Kenya-Uganda Railway EC2 class
  • East African Railways 52 class
East African Railways publicity photograph of no. 5202 Kavirondo, c. 1953
East African Railways publicity photograph of no. 5202 Kavirondo, c. 1953
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderNorth British Locomotive Company
Serial number24070–24079
Build date1931
Total produced10
Specifications
Configuration:
​
 • 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 weight88 long tons (89 t)
Loco weight142.1 long tons (144.4 t)
Fuel typeOil
Fuel capacity2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)
Water cap.5,250 imp gal (23,900 L; 6,300 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • Grate area43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2)
Boiler pressure
  • 170 psi (1.17 MPa)
  • (180 psi (1.24 MPa))
Heating surface:​
 • Firebox194 sq ft (18.0 m2)
 • Tubes 
1,856 sq ft (172.4 m2)
 • Total surface2,430 sq ft (226 m2)
Superheater:
​
 • TypeInside
 • Heating area380 sq ft (35 m2)
Cylinders4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size16+1⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort42,600 lbf (189.49 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • KUR: EC2 class
  • EAR: 52 class
Number in class10
Numbers
  • KUR: 67–76
  • EAR: 5201–5210
[1]

The KUR EC2 class, later known as the EAR 52 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 operated by the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) and the East African Railways (EAR).

Production

The ten members of the class were ordered by the KUR. Unusually, they were built by North British Locomotive Company in Glasgow, Scotland, instead of Beyer, Peacock & Co., the builder of all the KUR's other Garratt locomotives.[2]

Service history

The whole class entered service in 1931, and its members were later operated by the KUR's successor, the EAR, both in Kenya/Uganda and in Tanzania.[2]

Class list

The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:[3][4]

Builder's
number 		KUR
number 		EAR
number 		Name Notes
24070 67 5201 Busoga
24071 68 5202 Kavirondo
24072 69 5203 Mubendi
24073 70 5204 Turkana
24074 71 5205 Nyeri
24075 72 5206 Kiambu
24076 73 5207 Nzoia
24077 74 5208 Isiolo
24078 75 5209 Nakuru
24079 76 5210 Entebbe

See also

References

Notes

  1. ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 49–50, 52, 86.
  2. ^ a b Ramaer 1974, p. 49.
  3. ^ Ramaer 1974, p. 88.
  4. ^ 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 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 1957). "The "52" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (2). East African Railways and Harbours: 92. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Media related to KUR EC2 class at Wikimedia Commons

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