South African Class 6C 4-6-0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 6C 4-6-0 of 1896 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Orange Free State. Between 1895 and 1898, the Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen placed 24 new Cape 6th Class steam locomotives with a 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type wheel arrangement in service, designated 6th Class L2. When British forces invaded the Orange Free State during the Second Boer War, these locomotives were taken over by the Imperial Military Railways.

who runs it

CSCentral South African RailwaysTransnet Freight RailRTrail transport in SudanSASouth African Railways and Harbours AdministrationOVOranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen

base stats

• built 24made 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 131 years ago, in 1895.
• ⌛Served for 78 years (1895–1973).

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

spec sheet

built

1895–1898

in service from

1895

retired

1973

status

retired

number built

24

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Dübs and Company, Sharp, Stewart and Company, Neilson and Company

designer

Cape Government Railways, (H.M. Beatty)

operators

Central South African Railways, Transnet Freight Rail, rail transport in Sudan, South African Railways and Harbours Administration, Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen

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.