South African Class 13 4-8-0TT
South African Class 13 4-8-0TT ex CSAR Class E 4-8-0TT | |
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SAR Class 13, circa 1912 | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer | Natal Government Railways |
Builder |
Dübs and Company Neilson, Reid and Company |
Serial number |
Dübs 4086-4087, 4089-4098 [1] Neilson, Reid 6197-6205, 6207-6212, 6214-6215 [2] |
Model | NGR Reid Tenwheeler |
Build date | 1902 |
Total produced | 35 |
Rebuilder | Central South African Railways |
Rebuild date | Circa 1905 |
Number rebuilt | 29 |
Specifications | |
Configuration |
4-10-2 "Reid Tenwheeler" as built 4-8-0TT "Mastodon" rebuilt |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
Leading wheel diameter | 25.75 in (654 mm) |
Driver diameter | 39 in (991 mm) |
Wheelbase |
Total: 43 ft 0.5 in (13.119 m) Engine: 5 ft 4 in (1.626 m) bogie 12 ft 6 in (3.810 m) coupled 21 ft 1 in (6.426 m) total Tender: 10 ft (3.048 m) 3 axle tender |
Length | 50 ft 8.25 in (15.450 m) |
Height | 12 ft 6 in (3.810 m) |
Frame | Plate frame |
Axle load | 13.8 long tons (14.0 t) on 4th driver |
Weight on drivers | 51.75 long tons (52.6 t) |
Locomotive weight | 60.6 long tons (61.6 t) |
Tender weight |
From 24 long tons (24.4 t) w/o to 30.35 long tons (30.8 t) w/o |
Locomotive and tender combined weight |
From 84.6 long tons (86.0 t) w/o to 90.95 long tons (92.4 t) w/o |
Tender type |
O5 or other obsolete tender types * 3 axle tender * 37 in (940 mm) wheels |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 5.5 long tons (5.6 t) |
Water capacity |
Side tanks: 1,880 imp gal (8,500 l) Tender: From 1,950 imp gal (8,900 l) to 2,440 imp gal (11,100 l) |
Boiler |
4 ft 7.875 in (1.419 m) inside diameter 10 ft 4 in (3.150 m) inside length 6 ft 10 in (2.083 m) pitch |
Boiler pressure | 175 psi (1,210 kPa) |
Firegrate area | 21 sq ft (1.951 m2) |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
287 tubes 1.75 in (44.4 mm) diameter 1,359 sq ft (126.255 m2) |
– Firebox | 135 sq ft (12.542 m2) |
– Total | 1,494 sq ft (138.797 m2) |
Cylinders | Two |
Cylinder size |
19 in (483 mm) bore 27 in (686 mm) stroke |
Valve gear | Allan straight link |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 28,430 lbf (126 kN) at 75% pressure |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
Imperial Military Railways Central South African Railways South African Railways |
Class |
CSAR Class E SAR Class 13 [3] |
Number in class | 29 |
Number(s) | 1310–1338 [4] |
Nicknames | Walloper |
Delivered | 1905 |
First run | 1905 |
Withdrawn | 1961 |
The South African Class 13 4-8-0TT of 1905 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Transvaal.
In 1902, towards the end of the Second Boer War, the Imperial Military Railways placed thirty-five 4-10-2 tank locomotives in service, built to the specifications of the Reid Tenwheeler of the Natal Government Railways. At the end of the war, these locomotives were transferred to the Central South African Railways as Class E. Most of them were then converted to 4-8-0 tank-and-tender locomotives. In 1912, when these converted locomotives came onto the South African Railways roster, they were designated Class 13.[3][4][5]
Origin
The requirement for a tank locomotive that could haul at least one and a half times as much as a Dübs A 4-8-2T locomotive on the Natal Government Railways (NGR) mainline resulted in the design of a 4-10-2T tank locomotive by G.W. Reid, Locomotive Superintendent of the NGR at the end of the 19th century. On the NGR the locomotive type became known as the Reid Tenwheeler.[5]
Manufacturers
In 1902, during the Second Boer War, the Imperial Military Railways (IMR) placed orders for thirty-five locomotives of the NGR’s Reid Tenwheeler type. In order to ensure rapid delivery, the order was split between Dübs and Company, who delivered the locomotives in the number range from 220 to 234, and Neilson, Reid and Company, who delivered the locomotives in the number range from 235 to 254, all in 1902.[1]
Unlike the NGR version, the IMR locomotives were more ornate. In true military tradition, the domes, chimney caps and boiler bands were of polished brass. A weatherboard was affixed to the coal bunker to offer better protection to the crew when travelling backwards. The practice of polished brasswork was followed on all new IMR locomotives and was continued even after the railway became the Central South African Railways (CSAR) when the war ended.[1]
Rebuilding
At the end of the war these locomotives became the CSAR’s Class E. The CSAR found them to have an inadequate coal and water supply for trips of any length, and beginning in 1905 all but six of them were converted to 4-8-0 tank-and-tender locomotives by removing the trailing bissel bogie, the fifth pair of driving wheels and the coal bunker, shortening the main frame and adding tenders reclaimed from various scrapped locomotives.[1][6]
South African Railways
The Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, in terms of the South Africa Act, enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. One of the clauses in the Act required that the three Colonial Government railways, the Cape Government Railways, the NGR and the CSAR, 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.[4][7]
In 1912 these locomotives were reclassified to Class 13 and renumbered in the range from 1310 to 1338.[1][4]
The six remaining locomotives had been converted to 4-8-2T locomotives by the CSAR, by removing the fifth pair of driving wheels and blanking off the resulting opening in the frame, similar to the modification that was done by the NGR on its own Reid Tenwheelers to make them better suitable for yard work. In SAR service the five surviving locomotives of this type became the Class H1.[5]
Their builders, works numbers and renumbering are set out in the table.[4]
CSAR No. |
Builder |
Works No. |
Rebuilt to |
SAR No. |
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220 | Dübs | 4086 | Class 13 | 1310 |
221 | Dübs | 4087 | Class 13 | 1311 |
222 | Dübs | 4088 | Class H1 | 222 |
223 | Dübs | 4089 | Class 13 | 1312 |
224 | Dübs | 4090 | Class 13 | 1313 |
225 | Dübs | 4091 | Class 13 | 1314 |
226 | Dübs | 4092 | Class 13 | 1315 |
227 | Dübs | 4093 | Class 13 | 1316 |
228 | Dübs | 4094 | Class 13 | 1317 |
229 | Dübs | 4095 | Class 13 | 1318 |
230 | Dübs | 4096 | Class 13 | 1319 |
231 | Dübs | 4097 | Class 13 | 1320 |
232 | Dübs | 4098 | Class 13 | 1321 |
233 | Dübs | 4099 | Class H1 | 223 |
234 | Dübs | 4100 | Class H1 | |
235 | Neilson Reid | 6196 | Class H1 | 224 |
236 | Neilson Reid | 6197 | Class 13 | 1322 |
237 | Neilson Reid | 6198 | Class 13 | 1323 |
238 | Neilson Reid | 6199 | Class 13 | 1324 |
239 | Neilson Reid | 6200 | Class 13 | 1325 |
240 | Neilson Reid | 6201 | Class 13 | 1326 |
241 | Neilson Reid | 6202 | Class 13 | 1327 |
242 | Neilson Reid | 6203 | Class 13 | 1328 |
243 | Neilson Reid | 6204 | Class 13 | 1329 |
244 | Neilson Reid | 6205 | Class 13 | 1330 |
245 | Neilson Reid | 6206 | Class H1 | 225 |
246 | Neilson Reid | 6207 | Class 13 | 1331 |
247 | Neilson Reid | 6208 | Class 13 | 1332 |
248 | Neilson Reid | 6209 | Class 13 | 1333 |
249 | Neilson Reid | 6210 | Class 13 | 1334 |
250 | Neilson Reid | 6211 | Class 13 | 1335 |
251 | Neilson Reid | 6212 | Class 13 | 1336 |
252 | Neilson Reid | 6213 | Class H1 | 226 |
253 | Neilson Reid | 6214 | Class 13 | 1337 |
254 | Neilson Reid | 6215 | Class 13 | 1338 |
Service
South African Railways
The Class 13 was used almost exclusively in the Witwatersrand area for a variety of minor tasks. They were popular with their drivers and were nicknamed "Wallopers". The last of the Class was withdrawn in 1961.[5]
Industrial
After withdrawal, several were sold to South African mines, where some were modified once again. They remained in service on the mines well into the 1980s.[5]
Modifications illustrated
One of these locomotives, SAR no. 1313, deserves special mention, having served in four different configurations. It started out on the IMR as a 4-10-2T and was then converted by the CSAR, first to a 4-8-2T and then to a 4-8-0TT, before being inherited by the SAR. Finally, in mine service, it was converted to a regular 4-8-0 tender locomotive when its side tanks were removed.[1]
The main picture shows a Class 13 in tank-and-tender configuration, circa 1912. The following pictures show Class 13 no. 1337 with its side tanks removed to convert it to a regular 4-8-0 configuration while in mine service.
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Class 13 in service at Albion Colliery as no. 1, 6 November 1974
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Class 13 no. 1337 at SANRASM, 10 September 2010
See also
- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African Class H 4-10-2T
- South African Class H1 4-8-2T
- South African locomotive history
- Tender locomotive numbering and classification
- The 4-8-0 "Mastodon"
- The 4-10-2 "Reid Tenwheeler"
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. 92–94, 123–124, 134–135. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- ↑ Neilson, Reid works list, compiled by Austrian locomotive historian Bernhard Schmeiser
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0” & 3’6” Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, pp21 & 21A, as amended
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 9, 12, 15, 44-45 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 10–11, 32, 56. ISBN 0869772112.
- ↑ Whyte notation suffixes
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.