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South African Class 19D 4-8-2

Zimbabwe ·built by Friedrich Krupp AG· from 1937· class of 268 South African 4-8-2 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SAR Class 19D 2698 (4-8-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. SAR Class 19D No. 2685 - Wesley - Umgeni Steam Railway: BruceDBennett· CC BY 3.0
  3. 3. Class19D-2650-01: Steamhunter· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Class 19D no. 2636: Chris Gammell· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. SAR Class 19D 2749 (4-8-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. Saiccor No. 1 - Ex SAR Class 19D No. 2697: SAR Connecta· CC BY 3.0
  7. 7. CFB 11th Class 4-8-2 no. 401: User:Peter Bagshawe· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. SAR Class 19D in Sydenham Depot: michelhuhardeaux· CC BY-SA 2.0
  9. 9. Transnet Heritage Class 19D 2749 October 2004 (7888217066): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. Transnet Heritage Class 19D October 2000 (7888221264): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
South African Class 19D 4-8-2, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 19D 4-8-2 of 1937 was a steam locomotive. Between 1937 and 1949, the South African Railways placed 235 Class 19D steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service. Between 1951 and 1955, 33 more were built for other operators like the Rhodesia and Angolan railways and the Nkana and Wankie mines, which makes the Class 19D the most numerous South African steam locomotive type ever built.

who runs it

National Railways of ZimbabweBenguela railwayHwange Colliery

base stats

  • built 269made 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 89 years ago, in 1937.

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

spec sheet

built
1937–1953
in service from
1937
number built
269
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
Zimbabwe
builders
Friedrich Krupp AG, LEW Hennigsdorf, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, North British Locomotive Company, Henschel & Sohn, Škoda Works, Borsig, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
designer
South African Railways, (W.A.J. Day)
operators
National Railways of Zimbabwe, Benguela railway, Hwange Colliery
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
4-8-2 (Mountain)
nicknames
Dolly

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565490, Wikipedia: South African Class 19D 4-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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