CGR 2-6-0ST 1902
CGR 2-6-0ST 1902 ex Harbour Board TB 2-6-0ST 1902 to South African 2-6-0ST 1902 | |
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Ex Harbour Board Table Bay no. 25, later CGR no. 1008, then SAR no. 01008, c. 1930 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer | Hunslet Engine Company |
Builder | Hunslet Engine Company |
Serial number | 766-770, 815-820 |
Build date | 1901-1903 |
Total produced | 11 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 2-6-0ST "Mogul" |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
Leading wheel diameter | 24 in (610 mm) |
Driver diameter | 39 in (991 mm) |
Wheelbase |
7 ft 2 in (2.184 m) coupled 10 ft 9 in (3.277 m) engine |
Length | 25 ft 3 1⁄2 in (7.709 m) over couplers |
Height | 11 ft 3 5⁄8 in (3.445 m) |
Axle load | 8 12⁄20 long tons (8.7 t) third driver |
Weight on drivers | 23 12⁄20 long tons (24.0 t) w/o |
Locomotive weight | 30 5⁄20 long tons (30.7 t) w/o |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 1 1⁄4 long tons (1.3 t) |
Water capacity | 600 imp gal (2,700 l; 720 US gal) |
Boiler |
3 ft 6 1⁄2 in (1.080 m) outer diameter 9 ft 2 in (2.794 m) inside length 6 ft (1.829 m) pitch |
Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1,200 kPa) |
Firegrate area | 10.43 sq ft (0.969 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
124 tubes, 1 3⁄4 in (44.4 mm) diameter 533 sq ft (49.517 m2) |
– Firebox | 63 sq ft (5.9 m2) |
– Total | 596 sq ft (55.4 m2) |
Cylinders | Two |
Cylinder size |
13 in (330 mm) bore 20 in (508 mm) stroke |
Valve gear | Stephenson |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 11,700 lbf (52 kN) at 75% pressure |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
Table Bay Harbour Board Cape Government Railways South African Railways |
Number in class | 11 |
Number(s) | 18-28 |
Delivered | 1902-1904 |
First run | 1902 [1][2] |
The CGR 2-6-0ST of 1902 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape Colony.
Between 1902 and 1904 eleven 2-6-0 saddle-tank locomotives entered shunting service at the Table Bay Harbour in Cape Town. They were taken onto the Cape Government Railways roster in 1908 and all of them were still in service when the South African Railways was established in 1912.[1][2]
Manufacturer
Eleven 2-6-0 saddle-tank locomotives were delivered from Hunslet Engine Company to the Table Bay Harbour Board between 1902 and 1904. They were numbered in the range from 18 to 28 and placed in service as harbour shunters at Table Bay Harbour in Cape Town.[1][2]
Service
In 1908 the eleven locomotives were all taken onto the Cape Government Railways (CGR) roster and renumbered in the range from 1001 to 1011.[1]
The Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, in terms of the South Africa Act. One of the clauses in the Act required that the three Colonial Government railways, the CGR, the Natal Government Railways and the Central South African Railways, also be united under one single administration to control and administer the railways, ports and harbours of the Union. While the South African Railways (SAR) came into existence in 1910, the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways required careful planning and was only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.[3][4]
In 1912 the locomotives were considered obsolete by the SAR, even though they were only eight years old. As obsolete stock they were renumbered by having the numeral 0 prefixed to their existing numbers.[1][2][4]
Despite being obsolete, six of the locomotives remained in service until 1935 before being scrapped. In SAR service all of them were transferred away from Table Bay Harbour. Five went to Durban, four to Port Elizabeth and two as workshop shunting engines to Bloemfontein.[5]
Works numbers
The works numbers, ex works dates, original numbers, renumberings, distribution and scrapping dates of the Table Bay Harbour Board's 2-6-0ST of 1902 are shown in the table.[1][4][5]
Works no. |
Ex works date |
TBHB no. |
CGR no. |
SAR no. |
Transferred to |
Scrap date |
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766 | 1901-12 | 18 | 1001 | 01001 | Durban | 1935-02 |
767 | 1901-12 | 19 | 1002 | 01002 | Port Elizabeth | 1930-05 |
768 | 1902-01 | 20 | 1003 | 01003 | Durban | 1935-02 |
769 | 1902-03 | 21 | 1004 | 01004 | Port Elizabeth | 1929-06 |
770 | 1902-03 | 22 | 1005 | 01005 | Port Elizabeth | 1929-06 |
815 | 1903-06 | 23 | 1006 | 01006 | Bloemfontein | 1932-09 |
816 | 1903-06 | 24 | 1007 | 01007 | Durban | 1935-02 |
817 | 1903-07 | 25 | 1008 | 01008 | Durban | 1935-02 |
818 | 1903-07 | 26 | 1009 | 01009 | Port Elizabeth | 1932-01 |
819 | 1903-09 | 27 | 1010 | 01010 | Bloemfontein | 1935-01 |
820 | 1903-10 | 28 | 1011 | 01011 | Durban | 1935-01 |
See also
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 24–25. ISBN 0869772112.
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 11, 12, 17. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Henschel works numbers, ex works dates and service information