South African Class NG1 0-4-0T

what is it?

The South African Railways Class NG1 0-4-0T of 1900 was a narrow-gauge steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. In 1900, the British War Office placed two Sirdar class 0-4-0T narrow-gauge steam locomotives in service near Germiston. At the end of the Second Boer War, the locomotives were sold to a farmer who used them on a firewood line out of Pienaarsrivier, until the line and locomotives were taken over by the Central South African Railways.

who runs it

CSCentral South African RailwaysTransnet Freight RailWDWar Department

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 127 years ago, in 1899.
• ⌛Served for 31 years (1900–1931).

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

spec sheet

built

1899

in service from

1900

retired

1931

status

retired

number built

2

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇿🇦 South Africa

builders

Kerr, Stuart and Company

designer

Kerr, Stuart and Company

operators

Central South African Railways, Transnet Freight Rail, War Department

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

600 mm narrow gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-0

nicknames

Pankop

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