#1054
NGR Class I 2-6-0
🇺🇸 United States ·built by Baldwin Locomotive Works· from 1901· Locomotives that were bought by the Zululand Railway Company in 1901 and acquired by the Natal Government Railways in 1903.
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- 1. NGR 513 (2-6-0) ex Zululand Ry 2: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Natal Government Railways Class I 2-6-0 of 1902 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1902, the Zululand Railway Company, contractors for the construction of the North Coast line from Verulam to the Tugela River, acquired two 2-6-0 tender locomotives as construction engines.
who runs it
base stats
Bars compare against all trains: 600 km/h (maglev), 1,700 seats; power, weight and number built on a log scale up to 20 MW, 1,000 t and 20,000 built.
fun facts
- First built 125 years ago, in 1901.
- Served for 28 years (1902–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1901
- in service from
- 1902
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- builders
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- designer
- Baldwin Locomotive Works
- operators
- Natal Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0 (Mogul)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17079297, Wikipedia: NGR Class I 2-6-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.