South African Class 8B 4-8-0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 8B 4-8-0 of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal Colony. In 1903, soon after its establishment, the Central South African Railways placed thirty Class 8-L2 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotives in service.

who runs it

CSCentral South African RailwaysTransnet Freight RailSASouth African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

• built 30made 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 123 years ago, in 1903.
• ⌛Served for 69 years (1903–1972).

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

spec sheet

built

1903

in service from

1903

retired

1972

status

retired

number built

30

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇿🇦 South Africa

builders

Neilson and Company, North British Locomotive Company

designer

Cape Government Railways, (H.M. Beatty)

operators

Central South African Railways, 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.