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

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 12 in (7.709 m) over couplers
Height 11 ft 3 58 in (3.445 m)
Axle load 8 1220 long tons (8.7 t) third driver
Weight on drivers 23 1220 long tons (24.0 t) w/o
Locomotive weight 30 520 long tons (30.7 t) w/o
Fuel type Coal
Fuel capacity 1 14 long tons (1.3 t)
Water capacity 600 imp gal (2,700 l; 720 US gal)
Boiler 3 ft 6 12 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 34 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]

See also

References

 
 

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  1. 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. 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.
  3. The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
  4. 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. 5.0 5.1 Henschel works numbers, ex works dates and service information