South African Class 10D 4-6-2
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The South African Railways Class 10D 4-6-2 of 1910 is a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Transvaal.
In 1910 the Central South African Railways placed one American-built Class 10 4-6-2 Pacific type steam locomotive in service. When the South African Railways was established in 1912, this locomotive was renumbered and reclassified to the sole Class 10D.[1][2][3]
Manufacturer
One 4-6-2 Pacific type passenger locomotive was ordered by the Central South African Railways (CSAR) from the American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1910. It was built to very much the same specifications as that of the CSAR Class 10-2 of that same year, designed by CSAR Chief Mechanical Engineer (CME) G.G. Elliot. The locomotive was superheated, with a Belpaire firebox, Walschaerts valve gear and a bar frame. It was slightly more powerful than the Class 10-2 and was classified as Class 10 by the CSAR, with engine number 1002, along with the fifteen CSAR Class 10 4-6-2 locomotives that had been built by the North British Locomotive Company in 1904.[1][3][4][5]
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 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.[2][6]
In 1912 the sixteen CSAR Class 10 locomotives were reclassified and renumbered on the SAR roster. The older fifteen locomotives retained their classification on the SAR roster, but the ALCO built one was reclassified to the sole Class 10D and renumbered to no. 779.[2][7]
Service
The Class 10D was placed in service on fast passenger work in the Transvaal and later in the Orange Free State. It spent its last working years at Bloemfontein, until it was withdrawn from service in 1931 and scrapped.[1][3]
References
- 1 2 3 Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 1: 1859-1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 138–139. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- 1 2 3 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 9, 12, 15, 35 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- 1 2 3 Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 53. ISBN 0869772112.
- ↑ Durrant, A E (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, London: David & Charles. pp. 8–10. ISBN 0715386387.
- ↑ "Powerful Freight and Passenger Locomotives for a Narrow Gauge Railway". American Engineer and Railroad Journal: 192–194. May 1910. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
- ↑ Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
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