South West African Class Hb

what is it?

The South West African Class Hb 0-6-2T of 1905 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era. Between 1905 and 1908, the German Administration in German South West Africa acquired fifteen Class Hb 0-6-2T locomotives for lease to the Otavi Mining and Railway Company. Six of these locomotives survived to be taken onto the roster of the South African Railways after the First World War.

who runs it

OMOtavi Mining and Railway CompanyTransnet Freight Rail

base stats

• built 15made 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 121 years ago, in 1905.
• ⌛Served for 37 years (1905–1942).

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

spec sheet

built

1905–1908

in service from

1905

retired

1942

status

retired

number built

15

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Henschel

designer

Henschel and Son

operators

Otavi Mining and Railway Company, Transnet Freight Rail

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

600 mm narrow gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-2

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