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South African Class 14C 4-8-2, 1st batch

🇨🇦 Canada ·built by Montreal Locomotive Works· from 1918· class of 20 South African 4-8-2 locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam retired
10 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
  1. 1. Class 14CRB no. 1777: Mervyn Knickelbein· CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. 2. Class 14C 1766 (4-8-2): 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, A. Butchard, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, A. Spence, S.H. Carter, Bill Schutz, Dave Parsons and others)· Public domain
  3. 3. SAR Class 14CRB 1766 George 180479: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
  4. 4. Class 14CRB 1884 (4-8-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  5. 5. SAR Class 14CRB 2010 (4-8-2) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  6. 6. Class 14CR 2035 (4-8-2) ID: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  7. 7. Class 14CRB 1778 (4-8-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
  8. 8. Class 14C no. 1894: Frank Holland· Public domain
  9. 9. Class 14CB no. 1894 b: Frank Holland· Public domain
  10. 10. SAR Class 14CRB 1900 Beaufort West 130481: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
Read about it on Wikipedia ↗
South African Class 14C 4-8-2, 1st batch, photo 1 of 10
1/10 Mervyn Knickelbein· CC BY-SA 3.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 14C 4-8-2 of 1918 was a steam locomotive. In 1918 and 1919, the South African Railways placed the first batch of twenty Class 14C steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service. Three more batches were acquired between 1919 and 1922, each with a different maximum axle loading, to bring the total in the class to 73.

who runs it

South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

  • built 20made 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 108 years ago, in 1918.
  • Served for 62 years (1918–1980).

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

spec sheet

built
1918–1919
in service from
1918
retired
1980
status
retired
number built
20
kind
Steam
traction
steam
origin
🇨🇦 Canada
builders
Montreal Locomotive Works
designer
Montreal Locomotive Works
operators
South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed
—
power
—
gauge
1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement
4-8-2 (Mountain)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q23926738, Wikipedia: South African Class 14C 4-8-2, 1st batch (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.

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