KUR EC4 class

what is it?

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. 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).

who runs it

base stats

• built 7made 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 82 years ago, in 1944.

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

spec sheet

built

1944

in service from

1944

status

retired

number built

7

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Beyer, Peacock and Company

operators

East African Railways and Harbours Corporation

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,000 mm metre gauge

wheel arrangement

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

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