railroad.wikisort.org - TrainThe Natal Government Railways Class K 0-6-0ST of 1880 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal.
This article is about one of several different Natal Government Railways locomotive types to be designated "Class K". For the others, see Natal Government Railways Class K locomotives.
NGR Class K 0-6-0ST |
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 NGR Class K locomotive no. 15, c. 1880 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | Hunslet Engine Company |
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Builder | Hunslet Engine Company |
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Serial number | 249 |
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Build date | 1880 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-6-0ST (Six-coupled) |
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• UIC | Cn2t |
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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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Coupled dia. | 36 in (914 mm) |
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Wheelbase | 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm) |
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Wheel spacing (Asymmetrical) | 1-2: 4 ft (1,219 mm) 2-3: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 20 ft 11 in (6,375 mm) |
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• Over beams | 18 ft 6 in (5,639 mm) |
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Height | 10 ft 8 in (3,251 mm) |
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Adhesive weight | 43,792 lb (19,864 kg) |
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Loco weight | 43,792 lb (19,864 kg) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 15 long hundredweight (0.8 t) |
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Water cap. | 450 imp gal (2,050 l) |
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Firebox type | Round-top |
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• Firegrate area | 7 sq ft (0.65 m2) |
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Boiler:
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• Pitch | 5 ft (1,524 mm) |
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• Diameter | 3 ft 2 in (965 mm) outside |
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• Tube plates | 7 ft 6+1⁄2 in (2,299 mm) |
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• Small tubes | 97: 1+7⁄8 in (48 mm) |
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Boiler pressure | 130 psi (896 kPa) |
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Heating surface | 392 sq ft (36.4 m2) |
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• Tubes | 353 sq ft (32.8 m2) |
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• Firebox | 39 sq ft (3.6 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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Couplers | Johnston link-and-pin |
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Performance figures |
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Tractive effort | 7,020 lbf (31.2 kN) @ 75% |
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Career |
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Operators | Natal Government Railways |
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Class | Class K |
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Number in class | 1 |
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Numbers | 15 |
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Delivered | 1880 |
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First run | 1880 |
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The 2nd coupled axle had flangeless wheels |
In 1880, the Natal Government Railways placed a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive in service. It was virtually identical to the Harbour Board of Natal's locomotive John Milne of 1879 and was built by the same manufacturer. During 1905 or 1906, the locomotive was designated NGR Class K.[1][2][3][4]
Manufacturer
In 1880, the Natal Government Railways (NGR) placed an order for a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive with Hunslet Engine Company in Leeds. It was virtually identical to the engine John Milne which had been supplied to the Harbour Board of Natal from the same manufacturer in 1879, having been built to the same design, but with some differences in detail such as those visible on the sides of their respective smokeboxes. The locomotive was numbered 15 in the NGR number range, following on from the numbers allocated to the NGR's first batch of Kitson-built Class G 2-6-0T locomotives of 1879.[1][2][3][5][6]
Service
The NGR's no. 15 was still in service by 1909. During 1905 or 1906, a locomotive classification system was introduced on the NGR and no. 15 became part of Class K, which consisted of a potpourri of different tank locomotive types with different wheel arrangements. The Class included the 0-4-0ST locomotives of 1891 and the surviving three of the 2-6-0T locomotives of 1877.[4][6]
Disposition
It is not known whether the locomotive had been scrapped or sold by 1912. It was no longer in service when the South African Railways (SAR) renumbering and classification was implemented in 1912, since it does not appear in the classification and renumbering lists issued by the SAR Chief Mechanical Engineer in January 1912.[1][7]
References
- Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 126–127. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
- The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1904, Natal Government Railways, Annexure B, Durban, January 1905.
- NGR Class K of 1879, John Milne & no. 15
- The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1906, Natal Government Railways.
- The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1880, Natal Government Railways, p. JJ72.
- The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1908, Natal Government Railways, p. 39, par 14.
- 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)
 Locomotives of Natal |
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4' 8½" gauge | |
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3' 6" gauge | |
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2' gauge | |
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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 | 7' ¼" gauge | |
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Standard gauge |
- Cape 0-4-0T Blackie
- Cape 0-4-2
- Cape 2-4-0T
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Cape gauge Tank engines |
- Kowie Railway 0-6-0T
- Kowie Railway 4-4-0T
- Metropolitan & Suburban 4-6-2T
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Cape gauge Tender engines | |
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Cape gauge Articulated engines | |
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2' 6" gauge | |
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2' & 600mm gauges | |
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Electric | |
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Gas-electric | |
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Diesel | Cape gauge Diesel-electric | |
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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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