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NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T
South African Republic ·built by Maschinenfabrik Esslingen· from 1891· Class of 20 nineteenth century South African 0-6-2T locomotives
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T no 50 S.W. Burger: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T no. 50 S.W. Burger: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T no. 5x: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T of 1892 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. In 1892 and 1893, the Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM) of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal Republic) placed twenty 0-6-2T locomotives in mainline service. Since the railway classified its locomotives according to their weight, these locomotives were known as the 40 Tonners.
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
- Served for 8 years (1892–1900).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891–1892
- in service from
- 1892
- retired
- 1900
- status
- retired
- number built
- 20
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- South African Republic
- builders
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- designer
- Maschinenfabrik Esslingen
- operators
- Netherlands-South African Railway Company, Central South African Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17080461, Wikipedia: NZASM 40 Tonner 0-6-2T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.