Power type Steam Build date 1927 (20), 1930 (2) Configuration 4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt) | Builder Beyer, Peacock & Co. Total produced 22 | |
Serial number 6429–6440, 6516–6523
6637–6638 | ||
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:
References
KUR EC1 class Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA