railroad.wikisort.org - TrainThe Natal Government Railways Class I 2-6-2T of 1901 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal.
This article is about one of two different Natal Government Railways locomotive types to be designated "Class I". For the other, see NGR Class I 2-6-0.
Zululand Railway 2-6-2T NGR Class I 2-6-2T |
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 Zululand Railway Company no. 1, c. 1901 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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Builder | Baldwin Locomotive Works |
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Serial number | 18565 |
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Build date | 1901 |
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Total produced | 1 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-6-2T (Prairie) |
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• UIC | 1'C1'n2t |
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Driver | 2nd coupled axle |
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Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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Leading dia. | 24 in (610 mm) |
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Coupled dia. | 41 in (1,041 mm) |
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Trailing dia. | 24 in (610 mm) |
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Wheelbase | 20 ft 8 in (6,299 mm) |
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• Coupled | 9 ft (2,743 mm) |
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Wheel spacing (Asymmetrical) | 1-2: 4 ft 8 in (1,422 mm) 2-3: 4 ft 4 in (1,321 mm) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 28 ft 10 in (8,788 mm) |
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Height | 10 ft 9 in (3,277 mm) |
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Frame type | Bar |
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Axle load | 6 LT 16 cwt (6,909 kg) |
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• Leading | 2 LT 15 cwt (2,794 kg) |
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• 1st coupled | 5 LT 8 cwt (5,487 kg) |
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• 2nd coupled | 6 LT 4 cwt (6,299 kg) |
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• 3rd coupled | 6 LT 16 cwt (6,909 kg) |
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• Trailing | 2 LT 16 cwt (2,845 kg) |
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Adhesive weight | 18 LT 8 cwt (18,700 kg) |
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Loco weight | 23 LT 19 cwt (24,330 kg) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 2 LT 5 cwt (2.3 t) |
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Water cap. | 542 imp gal (2,460 l) |
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Firebox type | Round-top |
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• Firegrate area | 12 sq ft (1.1 m2) |
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Boiler:
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• Pitch | 5 ft 1 in (1,549 mm) |
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• Tube plates | 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm) |
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Boiler pressure | 160 psi (1,103 kPa) |
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Heating surface | 396 sq ft (36.8 m2) |
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• Tubes | 350 sq ft (33 m2) |
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• Firebox | 46 sq ft (4.3 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two |
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Cylinder size | 12 in (305 mm) bore 18 in (457 mm) stroke |
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Valve gear | Stephenson |
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Valve type | Slide |
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Couplers | Johnston link-and-pin |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 7,585 lbf (33.74 kN) @ 75% |
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Career |
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Operators | Zululand Railway Co. Natal Government Railways |
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Number in class | 1 |
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Numbers | ZRC 1, NGR 512 & 501, SAR 0501 |
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Delivered | 1901 |
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First run | 1901 |
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Withdrawn | 1916 |
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In 1894, the Natal Government made provision for the extension of the North Coast line from Verulam to the Tugela River. The Zululand Railway Company was contracted for the construction of the line in 1895. In 1901, the company acquired one 2-6-2 side-tank locomotive as construction engine. Upon completion of the line in 1903, the locomotive was taken onto the roster of the Natal Government Railways and designated Class I.[1][2]
Zululand Railway Company
Provision for the extension of the North Coast line from Verulam to the Tugela River was made by Act 34 of 1894 of the Colony of Natal. On 19 December 1895, an agreement was reached with the Natal sugar magnate James Liege Hulett, representing the Zululand Railway Company, for the construction of the new line.[1][2]
The government stipulated that the line was to be 3 feet 6 inches Cape gauge and laid with 45 pounds per yard (22 kilograms per metre) steel rail. The agreement further stipulated that, upon its completion, the line would be taken over as part of the Natal Government Railways (NGR) system.[1][2]
Manufacturer
In 1901, the construction company acquired a single 2-6-2T locomotive from Baldwin Locomotive Works in the United States of America, for use as construction engine. The locomotive, which became the Zululand Railway no. 1, was designed and built to American specifications and narrow-gauge practice at the time and, as a result, conformed to NGR practice only in respect of its Johnston link-and-pin couplers and brake gear.[1][2][3]
Characteristics
The cylinders were arranged outside the bar frame while the slide valves, arranged above the cylinders, were actuated by Stephenson link motion through rocker shafts. Two sandboxes were mounted atop the boiler, fore and aft of the steam dome.[2]
Service
The Tugela line was opened to traffic in 1903 and Zululand no. 1 was taken onto the NGR roster, where it was allocated no. 512.[1][2]
It was later renumbered to 501 and was allocated to the Construction Department of the NGR. When a classification system was introduced at some stage between 1904 and 1908, it was designated NGR Class I.[4]
When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (Cape Government Railways, NGR 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.[5][6]
In 1912, the Construction Department locomotives in Natal were considered obsolete. The locomotive was excluded from the South African Railways classification and renumbering schedules, renumbered to 0501 and remained unclassified. It was scrapped in March 1916.[6][7]
References
- Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 96–97. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter III - Natal Government Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1944. p. 671.
- 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) (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. pp. 25–26. ISBN 9 780620 512282.
- The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1908, Natal Government Railways, p. 39, par 14.
- The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
- Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office, Pretoria, January 1912, p. 2 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
- Ex Zululand locomotives in SAR service
 Locomotives of Natal |
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4' 8½" gauge |
- Natal 0-4-0ST Durban
- Natal 0-4-0WT Natal
- Natal 4-4-0T Perseverance
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3' 6" gauge |
- Durban's Congella
- Durban's Edward Innes
- Durban's John Milne
- Durban's Sir Albert
- NGR Class A 1905
- NGR Class A 1910
- NGR Class B 4-8-0 1904
- NGR Class B 4-8-0 1910
- NGR Class B 4-8-2 1906
- NGR Class B 4-8-2 1909
- NGR Class B 4-8-2 1910
- NGR Class C 4-8-2T
- NGR Class C 4-10-2T
- NGR Class D
- NGR Class E
- NGR Class F
- NGR Class G
- NGR Class H 4-6-2T
- NGR Class H 4-6-4T
- NGR Class I 2-6-0
- NGR Class I 2-6-2T
- NGR Class K 0-4-0ST
- NGR Class K 0-6-0ST
- NGR Class K 2-6-0T
- NGR Class L 4-8-0
- NGR Durban & Pietermaritzburg
- NGR Havelock
- NGR Mallet 1909
- NGR Mallet 1910
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2' gauge |
- NGR Class N 1906
- NGR Class N 1907
- NGR Class N 1911
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- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African locomotive history
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 Locomotives of South Africa |
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Steam | |
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Electric |
- SAR Class ES
- SAR Class ES1
- SAR Class Exp-AC
- SAR Class 1E
- SAR Class 2E
- SAR Class 3E
- SAR Class 4E
- SAR Class 5E s1
- SAR Class 5E s2
- SAR Class 5E s3
- SAR Class 5E1 s1
- SAR Class 5E1 s2
- SAR Class 5E1 s3
- SAR Class 5E1 s4
- SAR Class 5E1 s5
- SAR Class 6E
- SAR Class 6E1 s1
- SAR Class 6E1 s2
- SAR Class 6E1 s3
- SAR Class 6E1 s4
- SAR Class 6E1 s5
- SAR Class 6E1 s6
- SAR Class 6E1 s7
- SAR Class 6E1 s8
- SAR Class 6E1 s9
- SAR Class 6E1 s10
- SAR Class 6E1 s11
- SAR Class 7E
- SAR Class 7E1
- SAR Class 7E2 s1
- SAR Class 7E2 s2
- SAR Class 7E3 s1
- SAR Class 7E3 s2
- Spoornet Class 7E4
- SAR Class 8E
- SAR Class 9E s1
- SAR Class 9E s2
- SAR Class 10E
- SAR Class 10E1 s1
- Spoornet Class 10E1 s2
- SAR Class 10E2
- SAR Class 11E
- SAR Class 12E
- Spoornet Class 14E
- Spoornet Class 14E1
- TFR Class 15E
- Spoornet Class 16E
- Spoornet Class 17E
- Spoornet Class 18E s1
- TFR Class 18E s2
- TFR Class 19E
- TFR Class 20E
- TFR Class 21E
- TFR Class 22E
- TFR Class 23E
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Gas-electric | |
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Diesel | Cape gauge Diesel-electric |
- PRASA Class Afro 4000
- SAR Class DS
- SAR Class DS1
- SAR Class 31-000
- SAR Class 32-000
- SAR Class 32-200
- SAR Class 33-000
- SAR Class 33-200
- SAR Class 33-400
- SAR Class 34-000
- SAR Class 34-200
- SAR Class 34-400
- SAR Class 34-500
- SAR Class 34-600
- SAR Class 34-800
- SAR Class 34-900
- SAR Class 35-000
- SAR Class 35-200
- SAR Class 35-400
- SAR Class 35-600
- TFR Class 35-800
- SAR Class 36-000
- SAR Class 36-200
- SAR Class 37-000
- Spoornet Class 39-000
- TFR Class 39-200
- TFR Class 43-000
- TFR Class 44-000
- TFR Class 45-000
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2' gauge Diesel-electric | |
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Cape gauge Diesel-hydraulic | |
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Cape gauge Electro-diesel | |
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- List of South African locomotive classes
- South African locomotive numbering and classification
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