South West African Class Hd

what is it?

The South West African Class Hd 2-8-2 of 1912 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era. In 1912, the German administration in German South West Africa acquired three Class Hd tender locomotives with a 2-8-2 "Mikado" wheel arrangement, for lease to the Otavi Mining and Railway Company to use on the line from Swakopmund to Karibib. When these locomotives were taken onto the roster of the South African Railways after the First World War, they retained their German classification and engine numbers, but with an "SW" prefix to their numbers.

who runs it

OMOtavi Mining and Railway CompanyTransnet Freight Rail

base stats

• built 3made 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 114 years ago, in 1912.
• ⌛Served for 48 years (1912–1960).

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

spec sheet

built

1912

in service from

1912

retired

1960

status

retired

number built

3

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Henschel & Sohn

designer

Henschel and Son

operators

Otavi Mining and Railway Company, Transnet Freight Rail

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

600 mm narrow gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-2

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