NZASM 32 Tonner 0-4-2RT

what is it?

The NZASM 32 Tonner 0-4-2RT of 1894 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. In 1894 and 1897, the Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal Republic) placed four rack tank locomotives with a 0-4-2 wheel arrangement in service on the rack section between Waterval Onder and Waterval Boven. Since the railway classified its locomotives according to their weight, these engines were known as the 32 Tonners.

who runs it

base stats

• built 4made 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 132 years ago, in 1894.
• ⌛Served for 14 years (1894–1908).

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

spec sheet

built

1894–1897

in service from

1894

retired

1908

status

retired

number built

4

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇩🇪 Germany

builders

Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

designer

Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

operators

Netherlands-South African Railway Company, South African Railways and Harbours Administration, Central South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-4-2

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