South African Dock Shunter 0-4-0ST

what is it?

The South African Railways Dock Shunter 0-4-0ST of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. Two 0-4-0ST locomotives named Thebus and Stormberg, which were originally built for the Irrigation Department of the Public Works Department of the Cape of Good Hope in 1903, were acquired by the South African Railways in 1916 for use as harbour shunting engines. In railway service they were named instead of being classified and numbered.

who runs it

base stats

• built 2made 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 123 years ago, in 1903.
• ⌛Served for 13 years (1903–1916).

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

spec sheet

built

1903

in service from

1903

retired

1916

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Hudswell, Clarke and Company Limited

designer

Hudswell, Clarke and Company

operators

Cape Colony Irrigation Department, South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-0

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