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South African Class C1 4-6-2T
Colony of Natal ·built by Natal Government Railways· from 1901· class of 5 South African 4-6-2T locomotives
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- 1. SAR Class C1 77 (4-6-2T) NGR 38 ex NGR 25: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class C1 4-6-2T of 1901 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. Between 1879 and 1885, the Natal Government Railways placed 37 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type tank steam locomotives in service. In 1901, one of them was rebuilt to a 4-6-2T Pacific type locomotive and in 1912, when it was assimilated into the South African Railways, it was renumbered and designated Class C1.
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 125 years ago, in 1901.
- Served for 30 years (1901–1931).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1901–1912
- in service from
- 1901
- retired
- 1931
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- Colony of Natal
- builders
- Natal Government Railways, Transnet Freight Rail
- designer
- Kitson and Company, Natal Government Railways
- operators
- Natal Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2T (Pacific)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565604, Wikipedia: South African Class C1 4-6-2T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.