#1499
South African Class 2C 4-6-2
Colony of Natal ·built by Natal Government Railways· from 1910· 1910 design of steam locomotive
2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SAR Klasse 2C: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Class 2C 4-6-2 no. 11: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 2C 4-6-2 of 1910 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1910, the Natal Government Railways placed two Class A steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 Pacific wheel arrangement in service, built in their Durban workshops. In 1912, when these locomotives were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and designated Class 2C. The 2A and 2B classifications were never used.
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 116 years ago, in 1910.
- Served for 26 years (1910–1936).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1910
- in service from
- 1910
- retired
- 1936
- status
- retired
- number built
- 2
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Colony of Natal
- builders
- Natal Government Railways
- designer
- Natal Government Railways, (D.A. Hendrie)
- operators
- Natal Government Railways, South African Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2 (Pacific)
- nicknames
- Hendrie C
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q1960604, Wikipedia: South African Class 2C 4-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.