KUR ED1 class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
• UIC	1′C1′
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	43 in (1.092 m)
Water cap.	1,200 imp gal (5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Cylinder size	15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry (27); ? (4)
Model	VF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493
Build date	1926–1930
Total produced	KUR ED1 class: 27; TR ST class:4;

Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class
Tanganyika Railway ST class
East African Railways 11 class
Kenya-Uganda Railway ED1 class; Tanganyika Railway ST class; East African Railways 11 class
	KUR 327 preserved at Nairobi Railway Museum, 2005
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Vulcan Foundry (27); ? (4)
Model	VF: 3886–3891, 3917–3931, 4079–4080, 4490–4493
Build date	1926–1930
Total produced	KUR ED1 class: 27; TR ST class:4;
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-6-2T
• UIC	1′C1′
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	43 in (1.092 m)
Water cap.	1,200 imp gal (5,500 l; 1,400 US gal)
Boiler pressure	165 psi (1.14 MPa)
Cylinder size	15 in × 22 in (381 mm × 559 mm)
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	16,145 lbf (71.8 kN)
Factor of adh.	4.72
Operators
Career
Operators	Uganda Railway; Kenya Uganda Railway; Tanganyika Railway; East African Railways;
Numbers	UR/KUR: 310–336; TR: 103–104, ?, ?; EAR: 1101–1131;

The KUR ED1 class was a class of 1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) gauge 2-6-2 T steam locomotives built for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). The 27 members of the ED1 class entered service on the KUR between 1926 and 1930. They were later operated by the KUR's successor, the East African Railways (EAR), and reclassified as part of the EAR 11 class.^[1]

In 1930, four similar locomotives were built for the Tanganyika Railway (TR) as the TR ST class. These locomotives differed from the ED1 class units only in being fitted with vacuum brake equipment instead of Westinghouse brakes and air compressor. They, too, were later operated by the EAR, and reclassified as part of the EAR's 11 class.^[2]

In fiction

Nia, a character in Thomas & Friends who was introduced in 2018 (season 22), is based on the KUR ED1 class.^[3]^[4] She, however, is standard-gauge.

References

Notes

^ Ramaer 1974, p. 46.
^ Ramaer 1974, p. 60.
^ Owen, Rob. "Tuned In: 'Thomas & Friends' gets woke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
^ Zeitchik, Steven (3 September 2018). "Hollywood's new development partner: The United Nations". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

Bibliography

Durrant, A E; Lewis, C P; Jorgensen, A A, No label or title -- debug: Q111363476, Wikidata Q111363476
Patience, Kevin, No label or title -- debug: Q111363477, Heinemann Educational Books (E.A.) Ltd, Wikidata Q111363477
Ramaer, Roel, No label or title -- debug: Q111363478, David & Charles Locomotive Studies, Wikidata Q111363478
Ramaer, Roel, No label or title -- debug: Q111363479, Stenvalls, Wikidata Q111363479

External links

Media related to KUR ED1 class at Wikimedia Commons
Media related to TR ST class at Wikimedia Commons

[FOOTNOTERamaer197446-1] Ramaer 1974, p. 46.

[FOOTNOTERamaer197460-2] Ramaer 1974, p. 60.

[3] Owen, Rob. "Tuned In: 'Thomas & Friends' gets woke". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

[4] Zeitchik, Steven (3 September 2018). "Hollywood's new development partner: The United Nations". The Washington Post. The Washington Post. Retrieved 12 October 2020.

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