Metropolitan & Suburban 4-6-2T

what is it?

The Metropolitan & Suburban 4-6-2T of 1896 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1896, two 4-6-2 Pacific type tank locomotives entered service on the Metropolitan and Suburban Railway, which operated a suburban passenger service between Cape Town and Sea Point. In 1901, both locomotives were sold to the Mashonaland Railway.

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 130 years ago, in 1896.

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

spec sheet

built

1896

in service from

1896

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

builders

John Fowler & Co.

designer

John Fowler & Co.

operators

Metropolitan & Suburban Railway, Mashonaland Railway

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-6-2T (Pacific)

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