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South African Class S2 0-8-0

🇩🇪 Germany ·built by Friedrich Krupp AG· from 1952· class of 100 South African 0-8-0 shunting locomotives

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Class S2 3728 (0-8-0) c: User:Robert Hogan· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Class S2 3728 (0-8-0) a: User:Robert Hogan· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. Class S2 3744 (0-8-0): User:Robert Hogan· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. Class S2 no. 3706 IDR: User:Les Smith· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. Class S2 no. 3706 a: User:Les Smith· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. Class S2 no. 3706 b: User:Les Smith· CC BY-SA 3.0
7. Class S2 (0-8-0) Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain
8. Class S2 3706 (0-8-0): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Class S2 3706 (0-8-0) IDL: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
10. Class S2 3728 (0-8-0) b: User:Robert Hogan· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class S2 0-8-0 of 1952 was a steam locomotive. In 1952 and 1953, the South African Railways placed one hundred Class S2 shunting steam locomotives with an 0-8-0 wheel arrangement in service.

who runs it

South African Railways

base stats

speed 40 km/htop speed
built 100made 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 74 years ago, in 1952.
Served for 33 years (1952–1985).

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

spec sheet

built: 1952–1953
in service from: 1952
retired: 1985
status: retired
number built: 100
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇩🇪 Germany
builders: Friedrich Krupp AG, Lokomotiv- und Waggonbaufabrik Krupp
designer: South African Railways, (L.C. Grubb)
operators: South African Railways
top speed: 40 km/h
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-0 (Eight-coupled)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565673, Wikipedia: South African Class S2 0-8-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.