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NGR Class N 4-6-2T 1906
Colony of Natal ·built by Hunslet Engine Company· from 1906· class of 2 South African narrow-gauge 4-6-2T locomotives
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- 1. NGR Class N no. 2 4-6-2T 1907: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Natal Government Railways Class N 4-6-2T of 1906 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. In April 1906, the Natal Government Railways placed its first two 4-6-2T narrow-gauge tank steam locomotives in service. In 1912, when these locomotives were assimilated into the South African Railways, they retained their engine numbers, but with an "NG" prefix added.
who runs it
base stats
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 120 years ago, in 1906.
- Served for 9 years (1906–1915).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1906
- in service from
- 1906
- retired
- 1915
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Colony of Natal
- builders
- Hunslet Engine Company
- designer
- Natal Government Railways, (D.A. Hendrie)
- operators
- Natal Government Railways, Transnet Freight Rail, Moçâmedes Railway
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2T (Pacific)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17079355, Wikipedia: NGR Class N 4-6-2T 1906 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.