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South African Class 14B 4-8-2
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1914· class of 15 South African 4-8-2 locomotives
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- 1. Class 14B: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 14B 4-8-2 of 1915 was a steam locomotive. In 1915, the South African Railways placed fifteen Class 14B saturated steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement in service. When they were subsequently converted to superheating, they were reclassified to Class 14.
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 112 years ago, in 1914.
- Served for 67 years (1915–1982).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1914–1915
- in service from
- 1915
- retired
- 1982
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- South African Railways
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2 (Mountain)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565461, Wikipedia: South African Class 14B 4-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.