KUR EC4 class

Kenya-Uganda Railway EC4 class
East African Railways 54 class
Kenya-Uganda Railway EC4 class; East African Railways 54 class;
	EAR 5402 with a passenger train at Limuru, Kenya
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	7075–7081
Build date	1944
Total produced	7
Configuration:;
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.	45.5 in (1,156 mm)
Adhesive weight	112 long tons (114 t)
Loco weight	171.5 long tons (174.3 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)
Water cap.	6,000 imp gal (27,000 L; 7,200 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	51.3 sq ft (4.77 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	212 sq ft (19.7 m2)
• Tubes	; 2,310 sq ft (215 m2)
• Total surface	2,992 sq ft (278.0 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	470 sq ft (44 m2)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	19 in × 24 in (483 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	58,260 lbf (259.15 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR); → East African Railways (EAR);
Class	KUR: EC4 class; EAR: 54 class;
Number in class	7
Numbers	WD: 74418–74424; KUR: 89–95/100–106; EAR: 5401–5407;
First run	1944
Disposition	All scrapped

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).^[2]

Class list edit

The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:^[3]^[4]

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7076	74419	90	101	5402	Last member of the class to be withdrawn from service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

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