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South African Class 19B 4-8-2

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Berliner Maschinenbau· from 1930· class of 14 South African 4-8-2 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SAR Class 19B 1412 (4-8-2) 2001 Blouwater: User:Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Class 19B no. 1414 Caprotti: Frank Neave· Public domain
  3. 3. SAR Class 19B (4-8-2): 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, Bill Schutz and others)· Public domain
  4. 4. SAR Class 19B (4-8-2) Daisy: 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, Bill Schutz and others)· Public domain
  5. 5. SAR Class 19B 1412 (4-8-2) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. SAR Class 19B 1413 (4-8-2): User:John Faulkner· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. SAR Class 19BR no. 1410: Leith Paxton· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Class 19B 1412 04th June 2006 (7888279872): Bob Adams from George, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Class 19B 1412 4-8-2: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. Class 19B 1412 December 2004 (7864982098): Bob Adams from George, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
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South African Class 19B 4-8-2, photo 1 of 10
1/10 User:Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 19B 4-8-2 of 1930 was a steam locomotive. In 1930, the South African Railways placed fourteen Class 19B steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service.

who runs it

South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

  • built 14made in total

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 96 years ago, in 1930.
  • Served for 40 years (1930–1970).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built
1930
in service from
1930
retired
1970
status
retired
number built
14
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇩🇪 Germany
builders
Berliner Maschinenbau
designer
South African Railways, (Col F.R. Collins DSO)
operators
South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
4-8-2 (Mountain)
nicknames
Baby

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.

Sources: Wikidata Q7565488, Wikipedia: South African Class 19B 4-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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