KUR EC1 class
- Kenya-Uganda Railway EC1 class
- East African Railways 50/51 classes
Works photo of KUR EC1 no. 66 |
Type and origin |
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Power type |
Steam |
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Builder |
Beyer, Peacock & Co. |
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Serial number |
- 6429–6440, 6516–6523
- 6637–6638
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Build date |
1927 (20), 1930 (2) |
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Total produced |
22 |
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Career |
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Operators |
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Class |
- KUR: EC1 class
- EAR: 50/51 classes
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Number in class |
22 |
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Numbers |
- KUR: 45–66
- EAR: 5001–5018
- 5101–5102
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First run |
1927 |
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The KUR EC1 class, later known as the EAR 50 class and the EAR 51 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.
The first twenty members of the class were built in 1927 by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service in 1928, and, with two exceptions, were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), as its 50 class.
The remaining two members of the EC1 class were built and entered service in 1930, and were different in some respects. They later became the EAR's 51 class.
Class list
The builder's numbers, build years, fleet numbers and names of each member of the EC1 class were as follows:
Builder's number |
Built |
KUR number |
EAR number |
Name |
Notes |
6429 |
1928 |
45 |
5001 |
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5430 |
1928 |
46 |
5002 |
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6431 |
1928 |
47 |
5003 |
Toro |
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6432 |
1928 |
48 |
5004 |
Masai |
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6433 |
1928 |
49 |
5005 |
Nyanzi |
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6434 |
1928 |
50 |
5006 |
Meru |
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6435 |
1928 |
51 |
– |
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Sold to Indo-China as no. 205 |
6436 |
1928 |
52 |
5007 |
Masaka |
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6437 |
1928 |
53 |
– |
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Sold to Indo-China as no. 206 |
6438 |
1928 |
54 |
5008 |
Nandi |
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6439 |
1928 |
55 |
5009 |
Bunyoro |
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6440 |
1928 |
56 |
5010 |
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6516 |
1928 |
57 |
5011 |
Kikuyu |
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6517 |
1928 |
58 |
5012 |
Ankole |
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6518 |
1928 |
59 |
5013 |
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6519 |
1928 |
60 |
5014 |
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6520 |
1928 |
61 |
5015 |
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6521 |
1928 |
62 |
5016 |
Londiani |
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6522 |
1928 |
63 |
5017 |
Ukamba |
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6523 |
1928 |
64 |
5018 |
Machakos |
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6637 |
1930 |
65 |
5101 |
Laikipia |
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6638 |
1928 |
66 |
5102 |
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See also
References
Notes
Bibliography
- Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715376411.
- Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600349462.
- 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.
- Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715364375.
- Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö, Sweden: Stenvalls. ISBN 9789172661721.
External links
Media related to KUR EC1 class at Wikimedia Commons