South African Class 6E 4-6-0
South African Class 6E 4-6-0 ex OVGS 6th Class 4-6-0 | |
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Ex OVGS 6th Class, ex CSAR Class 6-L3, SAR Class 6E | |
Type and origin | |
Power type | Steam |
Designer | Cape Government Railways |
Builder | Sharp, Stewart and Company |
Serial number | 4464-4469 [1] |
Model | CGR 6th Class |
Build date | 1898 [1] |
Total produced | 6 |
Specifications | |
Configuration | 4-6-0 "Tenwheeler" |
Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
Leading wheel diameter | 28.5 in (724 mm) |
Driver diameter | 54 in (1,370 mm) |
Wheelbase |
Total: 47 ft 2.25 in (14.383 m) Engine: 5 ft 5.5 in (1.664 m) bogie 11 ft 4 in (3.454 m) coupled 20 ft 7.75 in (6.293 m) total Tender: 4 ft 7 in (1.397 m) bogie 16 ft 1 in (4.902 m) total |
Length | 54 ft 9.5 in (16.701 m) |
Height |
12 ft 10 in (3.912 m) as built 12 ft 10.375 in (3.921 m) Belpaire |
Frame | Plate frame |
Axle load |
11.85 long tons (12.0 t) on 2nd driver as built 13.4 long tons (13.6 t) per driver, Belpaire |
Weight on drivers |
35.4 long tons (36.0 t) as built 40.2 long tons (40.8 t) Belpaire |
Locomotive weight |
46.8 long tons (47.6 t) as built 51.075 long tons (51.9 t) Belpaire |
Tender weight | 34.25 t (33.7 long tons; 37.8 short tons) |
Locomotive and tender combined weight |
97,552 lb (44,248.8 kg) empty 81.05 long tons (82.4 t) w/o as built 82.225 long tons (83.5 t) w/o Belpaire |
Tender type |
XE - XC, XC1, XD, XE, XE1, XF, XF1, XF2, XJ, XM, XM1, XM2, XM3 permitted * 2 axle bogies * 34 in (864 mm) wheels * Length 23 ft 0.125 in (7.014 m) |
Fuel type | Coal |
Fuel capacity | 8 long tons (8.1 t) |
Water capacity | 2,850 imp gal (13,000 l) |
Boiler |
As built: 4 ft 4 in (1.321 m) inside diameter 11 ft 2.125 in (3.407 m) inside length 6 ft 8 in (2.032 m) pitch Belpaire: 4 ft 9 in (1.448 m) inside diameter 11 ft 2.125 in (3.407 m) inside length 7 ft (2.134 m) pitch |
Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1,240 kPa) |
Firegrate area |
17 sq ft (1.579 m2) as built 16.6 sq ft (1.542 m2) Belpaire |
Heating surface: – Tubes |
As built: 185 tubes 1.875 in (47.6 mm) diameter 1,015 sq ft (94.297 m2) Belpaire: 220 tubes 2 in (50.8 mm) diameter 1,287.5 sq ft (119.613 m2) |
– Firebox |
101 sq ft (9.383 m2) as built 111 sq ft (10.312 m2) Belpaire |
– Total |
1,116 sq ft (103.680 m2) as built 1,398.5 sq ft (129.925 m2) Belpaire |
Cylinders | Two |
Cylinder size |
17 in (432 mm) bore 26 in (660 mm) stroke |
Valve gear | Stephenson |
Performance figures | |
Tractive effort | 18,780 lbf (83.5 kN) at 75% pressure [2] |
Career | |
Operator(s) |
OVGS Imperial Military Railways Central South African Railways South African Railways |
Class |
OVGS & IMR 6th Class CSAR Class 6-L3 SAR Class 6E |
Number in class | 6 |
Number(s) |
OVGS 96-98, 370-372 IMR 370-372 CSAR 333-335, 370-372 SAR 598-603 [1][3][4] |
Delivered | 1898 |
First run | 1898 |
Withdrawn | 1973 [5] |
The South African Class 6E 4-6-0 of 1898 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Orange Free State.
In 1898 the Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen ordered its final six new Cape 6th Class locomotives. When British forces invaded the Orange Free State during the Second Freedom War, these locomotives were taken over by the Imperial Military Railways and after the war they were renumbered into the Central South African Railways roster. In 1912, when they were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and reclassified to Class 6E.[1][3][5]
Manufacturer
The 6th Class 4-6-0 passenger steam locomotive was designed at the Salt River works of the Cape Government Railways (CGR) at the same time as the 7th Class, both according to the specifications of Michael Stephens, then the Chief Locomotive Superintendent of the CGR, and under the supervision of H.M. Beatty, then the Locomotive Superintendent of the Cape Western System. Whereas the 7th Class was conceived primarily as a goods locomotive, the 6th Class was intended to be its fast passenger service counterpart.[1]
The first ten 6th Class locomotives of the Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen (OVGS) were purchased second-hand from the CGR. These were followed by orders for twenty-four new 6th Class locomotives directly from the manufacturers that were delivered between 1895 and 1898.[1]
A final order for six more lovomotives was placed with Sharp, Stewart and Company in 1898. Three of these had been delivered and numbered in the range from 96 to 98 on the OVGS roster, when British forces invaded the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War and the OVGS was taken over by the Imperial Military Railways (IMR). When the other three locomotives arrived, they were therefore numbered in the range from 370 to 372 on the IMR roster.[1]
These six locomotives were delivered with larger cabs than their predecessors and with Type XE bogie-wheeled tenders. The first three locomotives retained their OVGS numbers until the war ended in 1902, when they were renumbered into the Central South African Railways (CSAR) roster. The other three locomotives retained their IMR running numbers on the CSAR and all six were reclassified to CSAR Class 6-L3.[1][5]
Class 6 sub-classes
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 Cape Government Railways, the Natal Government Railways 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.[3][6]
When these six locomotives were assimilated into the SAR in 1912, they were reclassified to Class 6E and renumbered in the range from 598 to 603. These locomotives, together with the CGR’s fleet of 6th Class locomotives and the Class 6-L1 and 6-L2 locomotives that were inherited by the CSAR from the OVGS via the IMR, were grouped into altogether fourteen sub-classes by the SAR. The 4-6-0 locomotives became SAR Classes 6, 6A to 6D, 6F to 6H and 6J to 6L, the 2-6-2 locomotives became Class 6Y and the 2-6-4 locomotives became Class 6Z.[2][3][4]
Modifications
In the CSAR era several of their Class 6-L1 to 6-L3 locomotives, including some of the ex OVGS locomotives, were modified by P.A Hyde, the Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) of the CSAR, by having their round top fireboxes replaced with larger Belpaire fireboxes. This conversion improved their performance tremendously. The three Class 6E locomotives that were renumbered in the range from 601 to 603 had undergone this modification.[3][5]
During the 1930s many of them were modified once again when the CME of the SAR at the time, A.G. Watson, reboilered them with round-topped fireboxes again, but without changing their classification.[2][5]
Service
The Class 6 family of locomotives were introduced primarily as passenger locomotives, but when the class became displaced by larger and more powerful locomotive classes, it literally became a “Jack-of-all-trades” that proved itself as one of the most useful and successful locomotive classes ever to be designed at the Salt River shops. It went on to see service in all parts of the country except Natal and was used on all types of traffic.[1]
Renumberings
The Class 6E locomotives were renumbered twice, first from the OVGS and IMR rosters onto the CSAR roster and in 1912 onto the SAR roster. The table reflects these renumberings as well as their builder's works numbers.[1][3][4]
Works no. |
OVGS no. |
IMR no. |
CSAR no. |
SAR no. |
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4464 | 96 | 333 | 601 | |
4465 | 97 | 334 | 598 | |
4466 | 98 | 335 | 599 | |
4467 | 370 | 370 | 600 | |
4468 | 371 | 371 | 602 | |
4469 | 372 | 372 | 603 | |
See also
- South African Class 6 4-6-0
- South African Class 6A 4-6-0
- South African Class 6B 4-6-0
- South African Class 6C 4-6-0
- South African Class 6D 4-6-0
- South African Class 6F 4-6-0
- South African Class 6G 4-6-0
- South African Class 6H 4-6-0
- South African Class 6J 4-6-0
- South African Class 6K 4-6-0
- South African Class 6L 4-6-0
- South African Class 6Y 2-6-2
- South African Class 6Z 2-6-4
- The 4-6-0 "Tenwheeler"
- Tender locomotive numbering and classification
- South African locomotive history
- List of South African locomotive classes
References
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 1: 1859-1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 107–108, 126. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0” & 3’6” Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, as amended
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 8, 12, 14, 32 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 138. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- ↑ 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. 41–44. ISBN 0869772112.
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.