KUR EC2 class

Class of steam locomotives

3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)Driver dia.43 in (1,092 mm)Adhesive weight88 long tons (89 t)Loco weight142.1 long tons (144.4 t)Fuel typeOilFuel capacity2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)Water cap.5,250 imp gal (23,900 L; 6,300 US gal)Firebox: • Grate area43.6 sq ft (4.05 m²)Boiler pressure

170 psi (1.17 MPa)
(180 psi (1.24 MPa))

Heating surface: • Firebox194 sq ft (18.0 m²) • Tubes
1,856 sq ft (172.4 m²) • Total surface2,430 sq ft (226 m²)Superheater:
• TypeInside • Heating area380 sq ft (35 m²)Cylinders4 (Garratt)Cylinder size16+1⁄2 in × 22 in (419 mm × 559 mm)Valve gearWalschaertsLoco brakeWestinghouse typeTrain brakesWestinghouse type

Performance figures
Tractive effort	42,600 lbf (189.49 kN)

Career
Operators	Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) → East African Railways (EAR)
Class	KUR: EC2 class EAR: 52 class
Number in class	10
Numbers	KUR: 67–76 EAR: 5201–5210

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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).

Production

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.^[2]

Service history

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.^[2]

Class list

The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:^[3]^[4]

Builder's number	KUR number	EAR number	Name
24070	67	5201	Busoga
24071	68	5202	Kavirondo
24072	69	5203	Mubendi
24073	70	5204	Turkana
24074	71	5205	Nyeri
24075	72	5206	Kiambu
24076	73	5207	Nzoia
24077	74	5208	Isiolo
24078	75	5209	Nakuru
24079	76	5210	Entebbe

References

Notes

^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 49–50, 52, 86.
^ ^a ^b Ramaer 1974, p. 49.
^ Ramaer 1974, p. 88.
^ Durrant 1981, p. 189.

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 0-7153-7641-1. OCLC 9326294.
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.
Staff writer (June 1957). "The "52" Class Locomotives" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 3 (2). East African Railways and Harbours: 92. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Media related to KUR EC2 class at Wikimedia Commons

Locomotives of the East African Railways (EAR) and its predecessors and successors

Uganda / Kenya-Uganda Railway

Tank	ED1 MS (EE)
Tender	EA G (GA, EB) GB (EB1) GC (EB2) GD (EB3)
Garratt	EC EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4 EC5 EC6

Tanganyika Railway

Tank	GSL ST
Tender	BB DL G MK ML MR NZ RV
Garratt	GA GB

East African Railways

Tank	10 11 12 13
Tender	20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Garratt	50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Diesel shunting/goods	32 (ex-80) 33 (ex-81) 34 (ex-82) 35 43 (ex-83) 44 (ex-84) 45 (ex-85) 46 (ex-86)
Diesel mainline	61 71 (ex-91) 72 79 87 (ex-90) 88 92