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UR MS class

Uganda ·built by Nasmyth, Wilson and Company· from 1913· class of 8 East African 2-6-4T locomotives

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. EAR 1953 Steam & diesel catalogue Page 20 - Nr. 1001: Unknown photographer (Flickr uploader claims copyright, but image was first published in Kenya in 1953 (or earlier) and is therefore Public Domain - see below)· Public domain

what is it?

The UR MS class, known later as the KUR MS class, later still as the KUR EE class, and finally as the EAR 10 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-6-4T steam locomotives built by Nasmyth, Wilson and Company in Patricroft, Salford, England, for the Uganda Railway (UR).

who runs it

East African Railways and Harbours Corporation Uganda Railway

base stats

built 8made 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 113 years ago, in 1913.

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

spec sheet

built: 1913
number built: 8
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: Uganda
builders: Nasmyth, Wilson and Company
operators: East African Railways and Harbours Corporation, Uganda Railway
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,000 mm metre gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-4

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

Sources: Wikidata Q23894978, Wikipedia: UR MS class (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.