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South African Class HF 2-8-2+2-8-2
Weimarer Republik ·built by Henschel & Sohn· from 1926· class of 11 South African 2-8-2+2-8-2 modified Fairlie locomotives
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- 1. Class HF 1386 (2-8-2+2-8-2) a: 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, A. Butchard, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, A. Spence, S.H. Carter, Bill Schutz, Dave Parsons and others)· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class HF 2-8-2+2-8-2 of 1927 was an articulated steam locomotive. In 1927, the South African Railways placed ten Class HF Modified Fairlie articulated steam locomotives with a 2-8-2+2-8-2T "Double Mikado" type wheel arrangement in service. An eleventh one was placed in service in 1928.
who runs it
base stats
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 100 years ago, in 1926.
- Served for 24 years (1927–1951).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1926–1927
- in service from
- 1927
- retired
- 1951
- status
- retired
- number built
- 11
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Weimarer Republik
- builders
- Henschel & Sohn
- designer
- Henschel and Son
- operators
- South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- 50 km/h
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2+2-8-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565642, Wikipedia: South African Class HF 2-8-2+2-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.