KUR ED1 class

Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class Tanganyika Railway ST class East African Railways 11 class
KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Vulcan Foundry (27) W.G. Bagnall (1) Hunslet (3) Model VF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493 Bagnall: 2377 Hunslet: 1655-1656, 1671 Build date 1926–1930 Total produced KUR ED1 class: 27 TR ST class: 4
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 2-6-2T  • UIC 1′C1′ Gauge 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) Driver dia. 3 ft 7 in (1.09 m) Loco weight 50.7 t (50,700 kg) Water cap. 1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal) Firebox: ​  • Type Belpaire  • Grate area 12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2) Boiler pressure 165 psi (1.14 MPa) Cylinder size 15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 16,145 lbf (71.8 kN) Factor of adh. 4.72
Career Operators Uganda Railway Kenya Uganda Railway Tanganyika Railway East African Railways Numbers UR: 10-36 KUR: 310–336 TR: 11-14/103–106 EAR: 1101–1131

The KUR ED1 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-6-2T steam locomotives built for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). The first batch of 23 were built by Vulcan Foundry between 1926 and 1927. These were followed by further four built in 1929; one by W. G. Bagnall and three by Hunslet Engine Company. The locomotives were all entered service on the KUR between 1926 and 1930. They were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), and reclassified as part of the EAR 11 class, renumbered 1105-1131.

In 1930, four similar locomotives were built by Vulcan Foundry for the Tanganyika Railway (TR) as the TR ST class. These locomotives differed from the ED1 class units only in being fitted with vacuum brake equipment instead of Westinghouse brakes and air compressor. They, too, were later operated by the EAR, and reclassified as part of the EAR's 11 class, renumbered 1101-1104.

In fiction

Nia, a character in Thomas & Friends who was introduced in 2018 (Big World Big Adventures), is based on the KUR ED1 class. However, unlike her basis, which is narrow gauge, Nia is standard-gauge.

See also

• History of rail transport in Tanzania
• Rail transport in Kenya
• Rail transport in Uganda

References

Bibliography

• 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.

External links

Media related to KUR ED1 class at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to TR ST class at Wikimedia Commons