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.
Power typeSteam
Power typeSteam
Serial number7075–7081
Quick facts Type and origin, Power type ...
- Kenya-Uganda Railway EC4 class
- East African Railways 54 class
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 EAR 5402 with a passenger train at Limuru, Kenya |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Builder | Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
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| Serial number | 7075–7081 |
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| Build date | 1944 |
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| Total produced | 7 |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) |
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| • UIC | (2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4 |
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| Gauge | 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) |
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| 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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| • 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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| 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 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).
