Class of 6 East African 2-8-2 locomotives
- Oil: 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)
- Coal: 12 long tons (12 t)
Water cap. | 5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Grate area | 40.5 sq ft (3.76 m2) |
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Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1.24 MPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 180 sq ft (17 m2) |
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• Tubes |
- 1,401 sq ft (130.2 m2)
- (2,107 sq ft (195.7 m2))
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• Total surface | 2,310 sq ft (215 m2) |
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Superheater:
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• Type | Inside |
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• Heating area | - 729 sq ft (67.7 m2)
- (524 sq ft (48.7 m2))
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Cylinders | 2 |
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Cylinder size | 21+1⁄4 in × 28 in (540 mm × 711 mm) |
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Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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Loco brake | Westinghouse type |
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Train brakes | Westinghouse type |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 37,938 lbf (168.76 kN) |
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Career |
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Operators | - Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR)
- → East African Railways (EAR)
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Class | - KUR: EA class
- EAR: 28 class
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Number in class | 6 |
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First run | 1928 |
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Disposition | All scrapped |
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The KUR EA class, later known as the EAR 28 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives. The six members of the class were built in 1928 for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) by Robert Stephenson and Company in Darlington, England, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).
Class list
The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names (later removed), of each member of the class were as follows:
Builder's number | KUR number | EAR number | Name | Notes | 3921 | 1 | 2801 | Mvita | | 3922 | 2 | 2802 | Shimanzi | | 3923 | 3 | 2803 | Vanga | | 3924 | 4 | 2804 | Kilifi | | 3925 | 5 | 2805 | Lamu | | 3926 | 6 | 2806 | Malindi | | |
See also
- Trains portal
- Kenya portal
- Uganda portal
References
Notes
Bibliography
- 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 (April 1955). ""28" Class Locomotive" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. 2 (2). East African Railways and Harbours: 57. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
Media related to KUR EA class at Wikimedia Commons