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NGR 2-6-0T Durban & Pietermaritzburg
Colony of Natal ·built by Kitson and Company· from 1876· The first steam locomotives ordered by the Natal Government Railways.
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Wythes & Jackson no. 1, NGR 2-6-0T no. 19 Durban: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. NGR 2-6-0T no. 19 Durban: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. NGR 2-6-0T no. 20 Pietermaritzburg: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Natal Government Railways 2-6-0T Durban and Pietermaritzburg of 1877 were two South African steam locomotives from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1875, the Natal Government Railways was established and, in 1877, all the assets of the Natal Railway Company were taken over by the colonial government in Natal. The government decided to adopt the 3 feet 6 inches Cape gauge in conformance with the railways in the Cape of Good Hope and to extend the existing short broad gauge line in Durban inland to Pietermaritzburg, up the north coast to Verulam and down the south coast to Isipingo.
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 150 years ago, in 1876.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1876
- in service from
- 1877
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Colony of Natal
- builders
- Kitson and Company
- designer
- Kitson and Company
- operators
- Natal Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-6-0T (Mogul)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17077538, Wikipedia: NGR 2-6-0T Durban & Pietermaritzburg (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.