#2087

South African Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Beyer, Peacock and Company· from 1925· 1925 articulated steam locomotive

1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. SAR Class GG 2290 (2-6-2+2-6-2) b: 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, Bill Schutz, Dave Parsons and others)· Public domain

what is it?

The South African Railways Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2 of 1925 was an articulated steam locomotive. In 1925, the South African Railways placed a single Class GG Garratt articulated steam locomotive with a 2-6-2+2-6-2 Double Prairie type wheel arrangement in fast mainline passenger service.

who runs it

South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

speed 92 km/htop speed
built 1made 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 101 years ago, in 1925.
Served for 13 years (1925–1938).

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

spec sheet

built: 1925
in service from: 1925
retired: 1938
status: retired
number built: 1
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Beyer, Peacock and Company
designer: Beyer, Peacock and Company
operators: South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed: 92 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 2-6-2+2-6-2 (Double Prairie)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565633, Wikipedia: South African Class GG 2-6-2+2-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.