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CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1882· class of 18 South African 4-4-0 locomotives
4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883 no. M83 Sir Hercules: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883 no. 84: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883 no. 87: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883 no. M80: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1883 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1882, the Cape Government Railways placed orders with Neilson and Company for eighteen 3rd Class tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement. They were intended for fast passenger service on all three Cape Systems and were delivered early in 1883.
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 144 years ago, in 1882.
- Served for 27 years (1883–1910).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882
- in service from
- 1883
- retired
- 1910
- status
- retired
- number built
- 18
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- designer
- Neilson and Company
- operators
- Cape Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration, Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0 (American)
- nicknames
- Four-coupled Joy
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16257226, Wikipedia: CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1883 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.