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NZASM 13 Tonner 0-4-0T
built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1889· single 0-4-0ST South African locomotive from the pre-Union era
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- 1. NZASM 13 Tonner 0-4-0T: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The NZASM 13 Tonner 0-4-0T of 1889 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Transvaal. In 1889, the Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij acquired a single locomotive, very similar to its 14 Tonner locomotives and built by the same manufacturer, but with a smaller water and coal capacity. Since the railway classified its locomotives according to their weight, this well-and-side-tank locomotive was known as the 13 Tonner.
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 137 years ago, in 1889.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1889
- in service from
- 1889
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- designer
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- NZASM
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q23020521, Wikipedia: NZASM 13 Tonner 0-4-0T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.