KUR EA class

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1' h2
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	51 in (1,295 mm)
Adhesive weight	69.5 long tons (70.6 t)
Loco weight	09.7 long tons (9.9 t)
Fuel type	Oil → 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:
• Grate area	40.5 sq ft (3.76 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	180 sq ft (17 m2)
• Tubes	; 1,401 sq ft (130.2 m2); (2,107 sq ft (195.7 m2));
• Total surface	2,310 sq ft (215 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	729 sq ft (67.7 m2); (524 sq ft (48.7 m2));
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	21+1⁄4 in × 28 in (540 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Serial number	3921–3926
Build date	1928
Total produced	6

Kenya-Uganda Railway EA class
East African Railways 28 class
Kenya-Uganda Railway EA class; East African Railways 28 class
	Portrait of EAR 2804
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Builder	Robert Stephenson and Company
Serial number	3921–3926
Build date	1928
Total produced	6
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	2-8-2
• UIC	1′D1' h2
Gauge	1,000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in)
Driver dia.	51 in (1,295 mm)
Adhesive weight	69.5 long tons (70.6 t)
Loco weight	09.7 long tons (9.9 t)
Fuel type	Oil → 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:
• Grate area	40.5 sq ft (3.76 m2)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1.24 MPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	180 sq ft (17 m2)
• Tubes	; 1,401 sq ft (130.2 m2); (2,107 sq ft (195.7 m2));
• Total surface	2,310 sq ft (215 m2)
Superheater:;
• Type	Inside
• Heating area	729 sq ft (67.7 m2); (524 sq ft (48.7 m2));
Cylinders	2
Cylinder size	21+1⁄4 in × 28 in (540 mm × 711 mm)
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Loco brake	Westinghouse type
Train brakes	Westinghouse type
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	37,938 lbf (168.76 kN)
Operators
Career
Operators	Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR); → East African Railways (EAR);
Class	KUR: EA class; EAR: 28 class;
Number in class	6
Numbers	KUR: 1–6; EAR: 2801–2806;
First run	1928
Disposition	All scrapped

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]

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
3921	1	2801	Mvita
3922	2	2802	Shimanzi
3923	3	2803	Vanga
3924	4	2804	Kilifi
3925	5	2805	Lamu
3926	6	2806	Malindi

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