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The KUR EC4 class, later known as the EAR 54 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 developed under and for use in wartime conditions.

Kenya-Uganda Railway EC4 class
East African Railways 54 class

EAR 5402 with a passenger train at Limuru, Kenya

Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Beyer, Peacock & Co.
Serial number	7075–7081
Build date	1944
Total produced	7

Specifications
Configuration:
• Whyte	4-8-2+2-8-4 (Garratt)
• UIC	(2′D1′)(1′D2′) h4
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	45.5 in (1,156 mm)
Adhesive weight	112 long tons (114 t)
Loco weight	171.5 long tons (174.3 t)
Fuel type	Oil
Fuel capacity	2,375 imp gal (10,800 l; 2,852 US gal)
Water cap.	6,000 imp gal (27,000 l; 7,200 US gal)
Firebox: • Firegrate area	51.3 sq ft (4.77 m²)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface	2,992 sq ft (278.0 m²)
• Tubes	2,310 sq ft (215 m²)
• Firebox	212 sq ft (19.7 m²)
Superheater:
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	470 sq ft (44 m²)
Cylinders	4 (Garratt)
Cylinder size	19 in × 24 in (483 mm × 610 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type

Performance figures
Tractive effort	58,260 lbf (259.15 kN)

Career
Operators	Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) → East African Railways (EAR)
Class	KUR: EC4 class EAR: 54 class
Number in class	7
Numbers	WD: 74418–74424 KUR: 89–95/100–106 EAR: 5401–5407
First run	1944
Disposition	All scrapped

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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).[2]

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers of each member of the class were as follows:[3][4]

Builder's number	WD number	First KUR number	Second KUR number	EAR number	Notes
7075	74418	89	100	5401
7076	74419	90	101	5402	Last member of the class to be withdrawn from service
7077	74420	91	102	5403
7078	74421	92	103	5404
7079	74422	93	104	5405
7080	74423	94	105	5406
7081	74424	95	106	5407

References

Notes

Ramaer 1974, pp. 63–64, 70, 86, 88.
Ramaer 1974, pp. 63–64.
Ramaer 1974, pp. 63–64, 70.
Durrant 1981, p. 196.

Bibliography

Durrant, A E (1981). Garratt Locomotives of the World (rev. and enl. ed.). Newton Abbot, Devon, UK; North Pomfret, Vt, USA: David & Charles. ISBN 0715376411.
Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A (1981). Steam in Africa. London: Hamlyn. ISBN 978-0-600-34946-4. OCLC 9014344. OL 15088099M. Wikidata Q111363476.
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 (June 1956). "The "54" Class Locomotives". East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 2 (9): 308. Retrieved 8 December 2014.

External links

Media related to KUR EC4 class at Wikimedia Commons

Locomotives of the East African Railways (EAR) and its predecessors and successors

Uganda / Kenya-Uganda Railway

Tank	ED1 MS (EE)
Tender	EA G (GA, EB) GB (EB1) GC (EB2) GD (EB3)
Garratt	EC EC1 EC2 EC3 EC4 EC5 EC6

Tanganyika Railway

Tank	GSL ST
Tender	BB DL G MK ML MR NZ RV
Garratt	GA GB

East African Railways

Tank	10 11 12 13
Tender	20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31
Garratt	50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
Diesel shunting/goods	32 (ex-80) 33 (ex-81) 34 (ex-82) 35 43 (ex-83) 44 (ex-84) 45 (ex-85) 46 (ex-86)
Diesel mainline	61 71 (ex-91) 72 79 87 (ex-90) 88 92

Kenya Railways

Diesel	93 94 95

Uganda Railways

Diesel	36U 62U 73U

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