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]
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See also
References
Notes
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 44, 46–48, 84, 86.
- ^ Ramaer 1974, pp. 46–48.
- ^ Staff writer 1955, p. 57.
- ^ 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. 2 (2). East African Railways and Harbours: 57. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
External links
Media related to KUR EA class at Wikimedia Commons