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-type articulated

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s. The twelve members of the class were built by Beyer, Peacock & Co. in

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, England, for the Kenya-Uganda Railway (KUR). They entered service between 1939 and 1941, and were later operated by the KUR's successor, the

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(EAR).

Class list

The numbers, build dates and names of each member of the class were as follows:

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{{EAR locomotives, state=collapsed Beyer, Peacock locomotives East African Railways locomotives Garratt locomotives Kenya-Uganda Railway locomotives Metre gauge steam locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1939 Steam locomotives of Kenya Steam locomotives of Uganda 4-8-4+4-8-4 locomotives

Class list

See also

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