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CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1888· class of 24 South African 4-4-0 locomotives
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889 no. 114: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889-108: Photographer unattributed· Public domain
- 3. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889 no. 108: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1889 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1889, the Cape Government Railways placed 24 3rd Class tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement in service. They were intended for passenger service on the Cape Western System.
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 138 years ago, in 1888.
- Served for 25 years (1898–1923).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1888–1889
- in service from
- 1898
- retired
- 1923
- status
- retired
- number built
- 24
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Dübs and Company
- designer
- Cape Government Railways, (Michael Stephens)
- operators
- Cape Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0 (American)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16960899, Wikipedia: CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1889 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.