South African Class 7D 4-8-0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 7D 4-8-0 of 1915 was a steam locomotive. Between 1899 and 1903, the Rhodesia Railways placed 52 Cape 7th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon steam locomotives in service. During the Second Boer War, one more was obtained from the Imperial Military Railways in March 1901, as replacement for a locomotive which was damaged beyond local repair capabilities as a result of hostilities during delivery.

who runs it

National Railways of ZimbabweTransnet Freight RailSASouth African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

• built 52made 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 127 years ago, in 1899.
• ⌛Served for 73 years (1899–1972).

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

spec sheet

built

1899–1903

in service from

1899

retired

1972

status

retired

number built

52

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

Neilson and Company, Kitson and Company, North British Locomotive Company

designer

Cape Government Railways, (H.M. Beatty)

operators

National Railways of Zimbabwe, Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

4-8-0 (Mastodon)

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