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KUR EC4 class

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Power type
  
Steam

Serial number
  
7075–7081

Total produced
  
7

Builder
  
Beyer, Peacock & Co.

Build date
  
1944

Configuration
  
4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)

KUR EC4 class

The KUR EC4 class, later known as the EAR 54 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3 38 in) gauge 4-8-2+2-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives developed under and for use in wartime conditions.

The seven members of the class were built during the latter stages of World War II by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the War Department of the United Kingdom and the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service on the KUR in 1944, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:

References

KUR EC4 class Wikipedia