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South African Class 14A 4-8-2

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1914· class of 41 South African 4-8-2 locomotives

4 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. SAR Class 14R 1905 Klerksdorp 170478: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Class 14A 1578 (4-8-2) Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain
3. 050c. 1980-12. Class 14A AIDA shunting in De Aar Station - South African Railways.: Michel Huhardeaux from Brussels, Belgium· CC BY-SA 2.0
4. 064f. 1980-12. De Aar Depot. Class 14A 1911 AIDA - SAR: michelhuhardeaux· CC BY-SA 2.0

what is it?

The South African Railways Class 14A 4-8-2 of 1914 was a steam locomotive. In 1914 and 1915, the South African Railways placed 41 Class 14A steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service. It was a lighter version of the Class 14 which had entered service a year earlier.

who runs it

South African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

built 41made 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 112 years ago, in 1914.
19.8 m long: about 4 cars parked nose to tail.

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

spec sheet

built: 1914
in service from: 1914
number built: 41
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: North British Locomotive Company
designer: South African Railways, (D.A. Hendrie)
operators: South African Railways and Harbours Administration
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 4-8-2 (Mountain)
length: 19.8 m

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565460, Wikipedia: South African Class 14A 4-8-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.