KUR EC class

Specifications
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	79.4 long tons (80.7 t)
Loco weight	125.4 long tons (127.4 t)
Fuel type	Eucalyptus wood; → Coal;
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2)
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
• Tubes	; 1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)
• Total surface	2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	380 sq ft (35 m2)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	6300–6303
Build date	1926
Total produced	4

Kenya-Uganda Railway EC class
Kenya-Uganda Railway EC class
	Works photo of KUR EC no. 41
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	6300–6303
Build date	1926
Total produced	4
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.	43 in (1,092 mm)
Adhesive weight	79.4 long tons (80.7 t)
Loco weight	125.4 long tons (127.4 t)
Fuel type	Eucalyptus wood; → Coal;
Fuel capacity	6 long tons (6.1 t)
Water cap.	4,250 imp gal (19,300 L; 5,100 US gal)
Firebox:
• Grate area	43.6 sq ft (4.05 m2)
Boiler pressure	170 psi (1.17 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	174 sq ft (16.2 m2)
• Tubes	; 1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)
• Total surface	2,417 sq ft (224.5 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	380 sq ft (35 m2)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	16.5 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	40,252 lbf (179.05 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR); → Indo-China;
Class	KUR: EC class
Number in class	4
Numbers	KUR: 41–44; Indo-China: 201–204;
First run	1926
Withdrawn	KUR: August 1939; Indo-China: not known;
Disposition	Not known

The KUR EC 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 built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR).

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