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Class of steam locomotives
Kenya-Uganda Railway EC2 class East African Railways 52 class East African Railways publicity photograph of no. 5202
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c. 1953 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 88 long tons (89 t) Loco weight 142.1 long tons (144.4 t) Fuel type Oil Fuel capacity 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal) Water cap. 5,250 imp gal (23,900 L; 6,300 US gal) Firebox: • Grate area 43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2 ) Boiler pressure 170 psi (1.17 MPa) (180 psi (1.24 MPa)) Heating surface: • Firebox 194 sq ft (18.0 m2 ) • Tubes 1,856 sq ft (172.4 m2 ) • Total surface 2,430 sq ft (226 m2 ) Superheater: • Type Inside • Heating area 380 sq ft (35 m2 ) Cylinders 4 (Garratt) Cylinder size 16+ 1 ⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)Valve gear Walschaerts Loco brake Westinghouse type Train brakes Westinghouse type
Career Operators Class KUR: EC2 class EAR: 52 class Number in class 10 Numbers
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).
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.
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.
The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:
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Media related to KUR EC2 class at Wikimedia Commons