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NGR Class K 0-4-0ST
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Neilson and Company· from 1891· class of 5 tank locomotives that entered service for the Natal Government Railways in 1891.
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. HB Natal 0-4-0ST no. 89 (1892): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. NGR Class K 0-4-0ST on Princess Christian Hospital Train: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The Natal Government Railways Class K 0-4-0ST of 1891 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1891, the Natal Government Railways placed five 0-4-0ST locomotives in service as shunting engines. One was later sold to the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway, while two more went to the Harbour Board of Natal.
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 135 years ago, in 1891.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1891
- in service from
- 1891
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Neilson and Company
- designer
- Neilson and Company
- operators
- Natal Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 0-4-0
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16933531, Wikipedia: NGR Class K 0-4-0ST (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.