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South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2

🇧🇪 Belgium ·built by John Cockerill· from 1937· class of South African 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. SAR Class NG G16 153 (2-6-2+2-6-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. SAR Class NG G16 113 (2-6-2+2-6-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  3. 3. Class NG G16 no. NG128: Beyer, Peacock works picture· Public domain
  4. 4. Class NG G16 no. NG149-NG156: Hunslet-Taylor works picture· Public domain
  5. 5. Class NG G16 no. NG86: Cockerill works picture· Public domain
  6. 6. Class NG G16 no. TC11, possibly SAR no. NG142: Beyer, Peacock works picture· Public domain
  7. 7. SAR Class NG G16 113 (2-6-2+2-6-2) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Class NG G16 128 (2-6-2+2-6-2) Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain
  9. 9. Class NG G16 no. 85 ID Afrikanse: Leith Paxton· CC BY-SA 3.0
  10. 10. Ngg16 : Wikimedia Commons· CC BY-SA 4.0
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South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 is a narrow gauge steam locomotive class. Between 1937 and 1968, the South African Railways placed 34 Class NG G16 Garratt articulated 2-6-2+2-6-2 steam locomotives in service on the Avontuur Railway and on the Natal narrow gauge lines.

who runs it

Alfred County RailwaySandstone EstatesWelsh Highland Heritage RailwaySouth African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

  • built 34made 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 89 years ago, in 1937.

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

spec sheet

built
1937–1968
in service from
1937
number built
34
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇧🇪 Belgium
builders
John Cockerill, Beyer, Peacock and Company, Hunslet Engine Company, John Cockerill & Cie.
designer
Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, South African Railways
operators
Alfred County Railway, Sandstone Estates, Welsh Highland Heritage Railway, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
wheel arrangement
2-6-2+2-6-2

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565669, Wikipedia: South African Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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