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South African Class 12 4-8-2
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1912· class of 46 South African 4-8-2 locomotives
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6 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Class 12 no. 1494: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. SAR Class 12R 1505 Nelland (Great Fish River) 220481: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. SAR Class 12R 1499 Sydenham 160479: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 4. SAR Class 12R 1509 Germiston 070479: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. SAR Class 12R 1862 New Brighton 310379: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. SAR Class 12 (4-8-2): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 12 4-8-2 of 1912 was a steam locomotive. Between April 1912 and 1922, the South African Railways placed all together 46 Class 12 steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 type wheel arrangement in goods train service.
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 114 years ago, in 1912.
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1912–1921
- in service from
- 1912
- status
- preserved
- number built
- 46
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- North British Locomotive Company, Beyer, Peacock and Company
- designer
- South African Railways
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-8-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565458, Wikipedia: South African Class 12 4-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.