Durban Harbour's Edward Innes

what is it?

Durban Harbour's Edward Innes of 1901 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1901, the Harbours Department of the Natal Government placed a single 0-6-0 side-tank locomotive named Edward Innes in service as harbour shunting engine in Durban Harbour.

who runs it

base stats

• built 1made 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 125 years ago, in 1901.
• ⌛Served for 22 years (1901–1923).

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

spec sheet

built

1901

in service from

1901

retired

1923

status

retired

number built

1

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited

designer

Hudswell, Clarke and Co.

operators

Harbours Department of Natal, South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0T (Six-coupled)

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