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CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT 1882 Joy
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1882· type of steam locomotive
7 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CGR 4th 1882 Joy Converted no. 289 a: W. Rausch of Bulawayo· Public domain
- 2. CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT 1882 Converted Joy: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. CGR 4th Class 4-6-0 1882 Joy Converted: F.W. Neave· Public domain
- 4. CGR 4th Class 4-6-0 1882 no. W73 Joy Converted: F. Moore· Public domain
- 5. CGR 4th 1882 Joy Converted no. 289 b: W. Rausch of Bulawayo· Public domain
- 6. CGR 4th Class 4-6-0 1882 no. M79, 179, 55, 055 Joy Converted: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 7. CGR 4th Class 4-6-0 1882 no. W64 Joy Converted: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Cape Government Railways 4th Class 4-6-0TT of 1882 with Joy valve gear, was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1882 and 1883, the Cape Government Railways placed 68 4th Class 4-6-0 tank-and-tender locomotives in mainline service on all three its systems. It was an improved version of the 4th Class locomotives of 1880 and 1881 and was delivered in two versions, built by two manufacturers.
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 50 years (1882–1932).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1882–1883
- in service from
- 1882
- retired
- 1932
- status
- retired
- number built
- 35
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- designer
- Cape Government Railways, (Michael Stephens)
- operators
- Cape Government Railways, Transnet Freight Rail
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-0TT as built (Tenwheeler)
- nicknames
- Joy & Converted Joy
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q24088574, Wikipedia: CGR 4th Class 4-6-0TT 1882 Joy (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.