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CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 1890

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Dübs and Company· from 1890· class of 20 South African 4-6-0 locomotives

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1. CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 no. 293, SAR no. 0319: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain

what is it?

The Cape Government Railways 5th Class 4-6-0 of 1890 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1890, the Cape Government Railways placed twenty 5th Class tender locomotives with a 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type wheel arrangement in mainline service on its Midland and Western Systems.

who runs it

Cape Government Railways Central South African Railways Transnet Freight Rail South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

built 20made 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 136 years ago, in 1890.
Served for 63 years (1890–1953).

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

spec sheet

built: 1890
in service from: 1890
retired: 1953
status: retired
number built: 20
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: Dübs and Company
designer: Cape Government Railways, (Michael Stephens)
operators: Cape Government Railways, Central South African Railways, Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-6-0 (Tenwheeler)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q16960907, Wikipedia: CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 1890 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.