South West African 0-10-0

what is it?

The South West African 0-10-0 of 1911 was a steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era. In 1911, the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn (Lüderitzbucht Railway) in German South West Africa placed six locomotives with a 0-10-0 Decapod type wheel arrangement in service. They were no longer in service when all railways in the territory came under the administration of the South African Railways in 1922.

base stats

• built 6made 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 116 years ago, in 1910.

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

spec sheet

built

1910

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Henschel & Sohn

designer

Henschel & Son

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-10-0 (Decapod)

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