CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 1891

what is it?

The Cape Government Railways 5th Class 4-6-0 of 1891 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1891, the Cape Government Railways placed a second batch of thirty 5th Class tender locomotives with a 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type wheel arrangement in mainline service on all three Cape Systems. They were similar to the previous batch of 1890, but differed in respect of the diameter of their coupled wheels, the length of their smokeboxes and their tractive effort.

who runs it

CGCape Government RailwaysCSCentral South African RailwaysTransnet Freight Rail

base stats

• built 30made 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 135 years ago, in 1891.
• ⌛Served for 62 years (1891–1953).

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

spec sheet

built

1891

in service from

1891

retired

1953

status

retired

number built

30

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

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.