KUR ED1 class

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). The 27 members of the ED1 class entered service on the KUR between 1926 and 1930. They were later operated by the TR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), and reclassified as part of the EAR 11 class.[1]

Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class
Tanganyika Railway ST class
East African Railways 11 class
KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderVulcan Foundry (27)
? (4)
ModelVF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493
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.43 in (1.092 m)
Water cap1,200 imp gal (5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Cylinder size15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Career
Operators
  • Uganda Railway
  • Kenya Uganda Railway
  • Tanganyika Railway
  • East African Railways
Numbers
  • UR/KUR: 310–336
  • TR: 103–104, ?, ?
  • EAR: 1101–1131

In 1930, four similar locomotives were built 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.[2]

In fiction

Nia, a character in Thomas & Friends who was introduced in 2018 (season 22), is based on the KUR ED1 class.[3][4]

See also

References

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

Bibliography
  • Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 0600349462.
  • 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.
  • Ramaer, Roel (1974). Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. David & Charles Locomotive Studies. Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715364375.
  • Ramaer, Roel (2009). Gari la Moshi: Steam Locomotives of the East African Railways. Malmö, Sweden: Stenvalls. ISBN 9789172661721.

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