NGR 4-6-2TT Havelock
NGR 4-6-2TT "Havelock" Ex NGR 2-8-2TT "Havelock" | |
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Havelock as a Mikado type, as built, circa 1888 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer | Natal Government Railways |
Builder | Natal Government Railways |
Model | NGR 2-8-2TT |
Build date | 1888 |
Total produced | 1 |
Rebuilder | Natal Government Railways |
Number rebuilt | 1 |
Specifications | |
Configuration |
2-8-2TT "Mikado" as built 4-6-2TT "Pacific" as rebuilt |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
Leading wheel diameter | 25 1⁄2 in (648 mm) |
Driver diameter | 39 in (991 mm) |
Trailing wheel diameter | 25 1⁄2 in (648 mm) |
Wheelbase |
As 2-8-2TT: 34 ft 11 1⁄2 in (10.655 m) total 22 ft 11 1⁄2 in (6.998 m) engine 11 ft 5 1⁄2 in (3.493 m) coupled 7 ft 6 in (2.286 m) tender As 4-6-2TT: 7 ft 9 1⁄2 in (2.375 m) coupled |
Length | 41 ft 1 in (12.522 m) over couplers |
Height | 12 ft (3.658 m) |
Frame | Plate frame |
Locomotive weight | 38 long tons (38.6 t) w/o |
Tender weight | 12 long tons (12.2 t) w/o |
Locomotive and tender combined weight | 50 long tons (50.8 t) w/o |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 3 1⁄2 long tons (3.6 t) |
Water capacity |
880 imp gal (4,000 l; 1,060 US gal) engine 900 imp gal (4,100 l; 1,100 US gal) tender |
Boiler |
3 ft 10 1⁄8 in (1.172 m) inside diameter 11 ft (3.353 m) length inside 6 ft (1.829 m) pitch |
Boiler pressure | 140 psi (965 kPa) |
Firegrate area | 14 sq ft (1.301 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
174 tubes 1 5⁄8 in (41.3 mm) diameter 877 sq ft (81.476 m2) |
– Firebox | 77 sq ft (7.154 m2) |
– Total | 954 sq ft (88.630 m2) |
Cylinders | Two |
Cylinder size |
16 in (406 mm) bore 21 in (533 mm) stroke |
Valve gear | Stephenson |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 14,473 lbf (64 kN) at 75% pressure |
Safety systems | Salter & Ramsbottom valves |
Career | |
Operator(s) | Natal Government Railways |
Number in class | 1 |
Number(s) | 48 |
Official name | Havelock |
Nicknames | Hairy Mary |
Delivered | 1888 |
First run | 1888 |
Scrapped | 1905 [1] |
The NGR 4-6-2TT "Havelock" of 1888 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.
During 1887 designs for a 2-8-2 Mikado type tank-and-tender locomotive was prepared by the Natal Government Railways. The locomotive was built in the Durban workshops and entered service in 1888, named Havelock, but was later rebuilt to a 4-6-2 Pacific type wheel arrangement. The engine Havelock was the first locomotive to be designed and built in South Africa.[1]
Design and construction
The designs for a 2-8-2 Mikado type tank-and-tender locomotive was drawn up in 1887 by William Milne, the Locomotive Superintendent of the Natal Government Railways (NGR). It was built in the Durban workshops of the NGR and was not only the first locomotive to be designed and built in South Africa, but also the first in South Africa to have eight-coupled wheels. Only the wheels and axles were obtained from England. Construction began on 26 January 1888 and the locomotive went on its first trial trip during August of that year. It was allocated number 48 and was named Havelock after Sir Arthur Havelock, the Governor of the Colony of Natal from 1886 to 1889.[1][2]
Characteristics
The engine Havelock was the first tender locomotive in NGR service, a tank-and-tender engine that carried its water in the tender as well as in the side-tanks. It had two boiler-mounted sandboxes and was equipped with both Salter and Ramsbottom safety valves. The leading and trailing carrying wheels were fitted in Webb-type radial axleboxes.[1]
Service
The first official trip was made from Durban to Pinetown on 7 January 1889, after which the engine Havelock was placed in service on the Durban-Cato Ridge section. Being the pride and joy of the NGR, the engine Havelock was present at several official functions, such as the opening of the line from Ladysmith to Biggarsberg Junction on 12 September 1889 and the turning of the first sod for the Orange Free State branchline at Ladysmith on 7 November 1889.[2]
During the South African War the engine Havelock was prepared to see action while serving on armoured trains. Unlike usual practice in such cases, the engine was not equipped with armour plate protection, but was draped in strands of thick hemp rope that covered it from front to back. This earned the locomotive the apt nickname "Hairy Mary" amongst the troops.[1][2]
Modification
With the introduction of more powerful locomotives, the engine Havelock was relegated to branchline working, for which it was converted to a 4-6-2 Pacific type wheel arrangement since the shorter coupled wheelbase would enable it to negotiate sharper curves. It remained in service on the North Coast line between Durban and Verulam until it was scrapped in 1905.[1][2]
Configurations illustrated
The main picture shows the engine Havelock in its original Mikado type configuration while the one below shows it in its subsequent Pacific type configuration.
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Havelock as a Pacific type, as modified, circa 1898
See also
- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African locomotive history
- The 2-8-2 "Mikado"
- The 4-6-2 "Pacific"
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 1: 1859-1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 90–91. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 SAR-L Yahoogroup message 46036 of 27 September 2013, from Bruno Martin - Re: NGR Hairy Mary