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NGR 4-6-2TT Havelock
Colony of Natal ·built by Natal Government Railways· from 1888· The first steam locomotive to be built in South Africa
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4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Natal 2-8-2TT Havelock: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. NGR 4-6-2TT Havelock as Hairy Mary: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Natal 4-6-2TT Havelock (ex 2-8-2TT): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. Natal 4-6-2TT Havelock as Hairy Mary: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Natal Government Railways 4-6-2TT Havelock of 1888 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. During 1887, designs for a 2-8-2 Mikado type tank-and-tender locomotive were prepared by the Natal Government Railways. The locomotive was built in the Durban workshops and entered service in 1888, named Havelock.
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 138 years ago, in 1888.
- Served for 17 years (1888–1905).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1888
- in service from
- 1888
- retired
- 1905
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Colony of Natal
- builders
- Natal Government Railways
- designer
- Natal Government Railways, (William Milne)
- operators
- Natal Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 2-8-2TT as built (Mikado)
- nicknames
- Hairy Mary
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q17077554, Wikipedia: NGR 4-6-2TT Havelock (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.