The Cape Government Railways Type C 0-4-0T Midget of 1902 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
CGR Type C 0-4-0T Midget South African NG 0-4-0T 1902
CGR Type C 0-4-0T no. 41 of 1902
Type and origin
Power type
Steam
Designer
Manning Wardle & Company
Builder
Manning Wardle & Company
Order number
52400
Serial number
1583
Build date
Ex works 7 November 1902
Specifications
Configuration:
•Whyte
0-4-0T
•UIC
Bn2t
Driver
2nd coupled
Gauge
2ft (610mm) narrow
Coupled dia.
26in (660mm)
Wheelbase
4ft 6in (1,372mm)
Length:
•Over couplers
19ft 9+1⁄2in (6,032mm)
Width
6ft 3in (1,905mm)
Height
8ft 4in (2,540mm)
Axle load
7LT 10cwt (7,620kg)
Adhesive weight
15LT (15,240kg)
Loco weight
15LT (15,240kg)
Fuel type
Coal
Fuel capacity
500lb (230kg)
Water cap.
400impgal (1,820l)
Firebox type
Round-top
•Firegrate area
5sqft (0.46m2)
Boiler:
•Pitch
4ft (1,219mm)
•Diameter
2ft 4in (711mm)
Boiler pressure
140psi (965kPa)
Cylinders
Two
Cylinder size
9in (229mm) bore 14in (356mm) stroke
Valve gear
Walschaerts
Loco brake
Steam brakes
Couplers
Bell-and-hook
Performance figures
Tractive effort
4,580lbf (20.4kN) @ 75%
Career
Operators
Cape Government Railways South African Railways West Rand Consolidated Mines
Class
Type C
Numbers
CGR 41, SAR NG20
Official name
Midget, Taffy
Delivered
1902
First run
1902
Withdrawn
1921
Restored
c. 1981
In 1902, the Cape Government Railways placed a single 0-4-0T narrow gauge steam locomotive in service on the Avontuur branch. In 1912, this locomotive was assimilated into the South African Railways and renumbered. It was sold to the West Rand Consolidated Mines near Krugersdorp in 1921.[1][2][3][4]
Manufacturer
The locomotive was built and delivered by Manning Wardle and Company in 1902, with works number 1583. Named Midget, it was designated Type C and numbered 41 on the Cape Government Railways (CGR). The locomotive was delivered with an open cab, roofed, but not enclosed. To offer better protection to the crew, a spectacle plate and enclosed sides were added at some point soon after it entered service.[1][2]
Service
Cape Government Railways
The engine Midget was placed in service on the Avontuur branch out of Port Elizabeth, where it was employed on construction work and as shunting engine. It was also used to haul short two-coach passenger trains, based on the light railways premise that a light engine on low-volume passenger service would reduce running costs by 50% compared to larger locomotives.[1]
Type C on light passenger service
The locomotive is reputed to have worked light two-carriage suburban passenger trains on the Walmer branch in Port Elizabeth at half the cost of the Type A and Type B locomotives. It was therefore possible to cater for traffic which, with the larger engines, would have been unremunerative.[2]
South African Railways
When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (CGR, Natal Government Railways and Central South African Railways) were united under a single administration to control and administer the railways, ports and harbours of the Union. Although the South African Railways and Harbours came into existence in 1910, the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.[3][5]
In 1912, the locomotive was renumbered to no. NG20 on the South African Railways (SAR), with the letters NG identifying it as a narrow gauge locomotive in the SAR registers. In 1921, it was sold to the West Rand Consolidated Mines in Krugersdorp.[1][2][3]
Preservation
Upon eventually being withdrawn from service at the mines, the engine Midget was placed in storage until the Crown Mines Museum was established south of Johannesburg. The locomotive was restored, renamed Taffy and worked at Gold Reef City, as the museum was later named, until it was eventually retired once more and placed on static display at the museum.[1][4]
Illustration
The following pictures show the engine Taffy in service at Gold Reef City in January 1982.
Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1sted.). Cape Town: Struik. pp.111, 157. ISBN0869772112.
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. 253-257.
Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office, Pretoria, January 1912, p. 47 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
Dulez, Jean A. (2012). Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011) (1sted.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. p.231. ISBN9 780620 512282.
The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
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