KUR EA class

The KUR EA class, later known as the EAR 28 class, was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-8-2 steam locomotives. The six members of the class were built in 1928 for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR) by Robert Stephenson and Company in Darlington, England, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR).[2]

Kenya-Uganda Railway EA class
East African Railways 28 class
Portrait of EAR 2804
Portrait of EAR 2804
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderRobert Stephenson and Company
Serial number3921–3926
Build date1928
Total produced6
Specifications
Configuration:
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 • Whyte2-8-2
 • UIC1′D1' h2
Gauge1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.51 in (1,295 mm)
Adhesive weight69.5 long tons (70.6 t)
Loco weight09.7 long tons (9.9 t)
Fuel typeOil → Coal → Oil
Fuel capacity
  • Oil: 2,375 imp gal (10,800 L; 2,852 US gal)
  • Coal: 12 long tons (12 t)
Water cap.5,000 imp gal (23,000 L; 6,000 US gal)
Firebox:
 • Firegrate area		40.5 sq ft (3.76 m2)
Boiler pressure180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface2,310 sq ft (215 m2)
 • Tubes 
  • 1,401 sq ft (130.2 m2)
  • (2,107 sq ft (195.7 m2))
 • Firebox180 sq ft (17 m2)
Superheater:
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 • TypeInside
 • Heating area
  • 729 sq ft (67.7 m2)
  • (524 sq ft (48.7 m2))
Cylinders2
Cylinder size21+1⁄4 in × 28 in (540 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gearWalschaerts
Loco brakeWestinghouse type
Train brakesWestinghouse type
Performance figures
Tractive effort37,938 lbf (168.76 kN)
Career
Operators
Class
  • KUR: EA class
  • EAR: 28 class
Number in class6
Numbers
  • KUR: 1–6
  • EAR: 2801–2806
First run1928
DispositionAll scrapped
[1]

Class list

The builder's and fleet numbers, and initial names (later removed),[3] of each member of the class were as follows:[4]

Builder's
number		 KUR
number		 EAR
number		 Name Notes
3921 1 2801 Mvita
3922 2 2802 Shimanzi
3923 3 2803 Vanga
3924 4 2804 Kilifi
3925 5 2805 Lamu
3926 6 2806 Malindi

See also

References

Notes
  1. Ramaer 1974, pp. 44, 46–48, 84, 86.
  2. Ramaer 1974, pp. 46–48.
  3. Staff writer 1955, p. 57.
  4. Ramaer 1974, pp. 52, 88.

Bibliography
  • 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 (April 1955). ""28" Class Locomotive" (PDF). East African Railways and Harbours Magazine. East African Railways and Harbours. 2 (2): 57. Retrieved 7 December 2014.

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