CSAR Class C 2-8-4T

what is it?

The Central South African Railways Class C 2-8-4T of 1900 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. In 1900, during the Second Boer War, the Imperial Military Railways experienced a shortage of locomotives and six 2-8-4T Berkshire type tank locomotives, destined for the Western Australian Government Railways, were diverted to South Africa where they became known as the Western Australians.

who runs it

base stats

• built 6made in total

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 126 years ago, in 1900.
• ⌛Served for 12 years (1900–1912).

steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.

spec sheet

built

1900

in service from

1900

retired

1912

status

retired

number built

6

kind

Steam

traction

steam

builders

Neilson

designer

Neilson, Reid & Company

operators

Imperial Military Railways, Central South African Railways, Clydesdale Colliery, Ogies Colliery

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-4T (Berkshire)

nicknames

Western Australian

From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.