CGR NG 0-4-0T
| CGR NG 0-4-0T | |
|---|---|
T | |
| • UIC | Bn2t |
| Driver | 2nd coupled axle |
| Gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) narrow |
| Adhesive weight | 5 LT (5,080 kg) |
| Loco weight | 5 LT (5,080 kg) |
| Fuel type | Coal |
| Firebox: | |
| • Type | Round-top |
| Cylinders | Two |
| Valve gear | Stephenson |
| Couplers | Buffer-and-chains |
| Career | |
|---|---|
| Operators | Cape Government Railways |
| Number in class | 1 |
| Delivered | c. 1903 |
| First run | c. 1903 |
The Cape Government Railways NG 0-4-0T was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The Cape Government Railways acquired a single small
Manufacturer
A single locomotive, built by
According to the Krauss works records, the locomotive was built in 1891 with works number 2479 and delivered to "Baare, Berlin, f. Port Elizabeth". The engine's year of construction was more than a decade before construction work began on either the
Hopefield or Avontuur narrow-gauge railway lines. Neither the original owner of the engine nor its actual year of arrival in Port Elizabeth is known.[1][3][4]
Service
The engine weighed approximately 5 long tons (5 tonnes) in full working order. The main picture shows it hauling a makeshift water tender, consisting of a water tank on a two-axle goods truck, and a single passenger coach.[1]
After completion of the
Avontuur railway, the locomotive was occasionally used for picnic parties of from 12 to 20 persons. Its ultimate fate is not known, except that it was no longer in Railways service when the South African Railways renumbering scheme was executed in 1912.[1][2][5]
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to CGR NG 0-4-0T.
- ^ a b c d e Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter II - The Cape Government Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, April 1944. pp. 253-255.
- ^ ISBN 9 780620 512282.
- ISBN 3-900134-36-7.
- ^ Soul of A Railway, System 3, Part 1: Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth, Part 1, The Port Elizabeth Narrow Gauge. Caption 2. Archived 24 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine (Accessed on 10 December 2016)
- ^ Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office, Pretoria, January 1912 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)