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CGR 1st Class 4-4-0
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1879· class of 15 South African 4-4-0 locomotives
what is it?
The Cape Government Railways 1st Class 4-4-0 of 1879 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1878, the Cape Government Railways placed orders with the Avonside Engine Company for four more 1st Class tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement. They were intended for fast passenger service on the Western and Eastern Systems and were delivered in 1879.
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 147 years ago, in 1879.
- Served for 36 years (1879–1915).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1879–1880
- in service from
- 1879
- retired
- 1915
- status
- retired
- number built
- 15
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company, Avonside Engine Company
- designer
- Avonside Engine Company
- operators
- Cape Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0 (American)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16257216, Wikipedia: CGR 1st Class 4-4-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.