Kenya Uganda Railway
2401
Vulcan Foundry EB3 4-8-0
With the increase in traffic following the Great War, the KUR needed a heavy haulage locomotive. After trials with 2 superheated locomotives, 62 class GD locos, later reclassified as EB3, were ordered from Vulcan Foundry in 1923. Numbered 162 - 223 they became EAR 24 class 2401 - 2462. 2401 was withdrawn in 1980 and was eventually rescued for the museum from Tororo where it had lain derelict for some years.
| Leading Dimensions | |
| Boiler Pressure | 165 lbs/sq.in |
| Grate Area | 19.1 sq.ft |
| Heating Surface | 1192 sq.ft |
| Cylinders | 18 in x 22 in |
| Driving Wheel diameter | 3 ft 7 in |
| Weight | 48.1 tons |
| Tractive Effort | 23249 lbs |
| Water Capacity | 2500 gals |
| Fuel Capacity | 1900 gals |
This set of images © Graeme Wall, 2005