South African Class H2 4-8-2T

what is it?

The South African Railways Class H2 4-8-2T of 1909 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. Between 1899 and 1903, the Natal Government Railways placed 101 4-10-2 tank steam locomotives in service. By 1910, five of them had been converted to a 4-8-2T wheel arrangement and in 1912, when the South African Railways classification and renumbering of locomotives took place, these five were designated Class H2.

who runs it

Natal Government RailwaysSASouth African Railways

base stats

• built 8made 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 117 years ago, in 1909.
• ⌛Served for 68 years (1909–1977).

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

spec sheet

built

1909–1912

in service from

1909

retired

1977

status

retired

number built

8

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Dübs and Company, Transnet Freight Rail

designer

Natal Government Railways, (G.W. Reid)

operators

Natal Government Railways, South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-2T (Mountain)

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