Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class
Tanganyika Railway ST class
East African Railways 11 class
KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry (27)
W.G. Bagnall (1)
Hunslet (3)
ModelVF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493
Bagnall: 2377
Hunslet: 1655-1656, 1671
Build date1926–1930
Total produced
  • KUR ED1 class: 27
  • TR ST class: 4
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-6-2T
 • UIC1′C1′
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.3 ft 7 in (1.09 m)
Loco weight50.7 t (50,700 kg)
Water cap.1,200 imp gal (5,500 L; 1,400 US gal)
Firebox:​
 • TypeBelpaire
 • Grate area12.8 sq ft (1.19 m2)
Boiler pressure165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Cylinder size15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort16,145 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
[1]

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).[2] 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.[3] 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.[2]

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.[4]

In fiction

Nia, a character in Thomas & Friends who was introduced in 2018 (Big World Big Adventures), is based on the KUR ED1 class.[5][6] However, unlike her basis, which is narrow gauge, Nia is standard-gauge.

See also

References

Notes

  1. ↑ Ramaer 1974, pp. 52, 62, 86–87.
  2. 1 2 Ramaer 1974, p. 46.
  3. ↑ Ramaer 1974, p. 52.
  4. ↑ Ramaer 1974, p. 60.
  5. ↑ Owen, Rob. "Tuned In: 'Thomas & Friends' gets woke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Zeitchik, Steven (3 September 2018). "Hollywood's new development partner: The United Nations". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

Bibliography

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