#1899
South African Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1920· class of 1 Garratt locomotive
what is it?
The South African Railways Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2 of 1921 was an articulated steam locomotive. In February 1921, the South African Railways placed a single experimental Class GA Garratt articulated steam locomotive with a 2-6-0+0-6-2 Double Mogul type wheel arrangement in service. It was the first Cape gauge Garratt to enter service in South Africa.
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 106 years ago, in 1920.
- Served for 17 years (1921–1938).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1920
- in service from
- 1921
- retired
- 1938
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- Beyer, Peacock & Company
- operators
- South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0+0-6-2 (Double Mogul)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565624, Wikipedia: South African Class GA 2-6-0+0-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.