KUR EC3 class

what is it?

The KUR EC3 class, later known as the EAR 57 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 4-8-4+4-8-4 Garratt-type articulated steam locomotives. The twelve members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in Manchester, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR).

who runs it

base stats

• built 12made in total

Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.

fun facts

• 🎂First built 87 years ago, in 1939.
• ⌛Served for 28 years (1939–1967).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1939–1940

in service from

1939

retired

1967

status

preserved

number built

12

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Beyer, Peacock and Company

designer

Beyer, Peacock & Co., K.C. Strahan, H.B. Stoyle

operators

East African Railways and Harbours Corporation

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-4+4-8-4 (Garratt)

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.