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South African Class 25NC 4-8-4

🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1953· class of 137 South African 4-8-4 locomotives with non-condensing tenders (50 new, 87 rebuilt from Class 25)

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Class25NC-3472-02: Steamhunter· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. SAR Class 25NC 3410 Sannaspos - 040799: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. SAR Class 25NC 3410 (4-8-4) a: User:Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. SAR Class 25NC 3411 (4-8-4) 1: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. SAR Class 25NC 3422 (4-8-4): User:Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. SAR Class 25NC 3440 (4-8-4) 1: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. SAR Class 25NC 3442 (4-8-4) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. SAR Class 25NC 3467 (4-8-4) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  9. 9. 047. 1980-12. Goods train leaving De Aar. Class 25NC 3522 ELBE - South African Railways: michelhuhardeaux· CC BY-SA 2.0
  10. 10. 047. 1980-12. Goods train leaving De Aar. Class 25NC HUL DU TOIT - SAR: michelhuhardeaux· CC BY-SA 2.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
South African Class 25NC 4-8-4, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Steamhunter· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 25NC 4-8-4 of 1953 was a class of steam locomotives built between 1953 and 1955 for the South African Railways (SAR). The Class 25NC was the non-condensing version of the Class 25 condensing locomotive, of which ninety were placed in service at the same time.

who runs it

South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

  • built 50made 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 73 years ago, in 1953.

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

spec sheet

built
1953
in service from
1953
number built
50
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇿🇦 South Africa
builders
Henschel & Sohn, North British Locomotive Company
designer
South African Railways, (LC Grubb)
operators
South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
4-8-4 (Northern)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565498, Wikipedia: South African Class 25NC 4-8-4 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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