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South African Class 16B 4-6-2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1917· class of 10 South African 4-6-2 locomotives
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8 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SAR Class 16B 805 Johannesburg 270378: User:Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 2. Class 16B 4-6-2 to 16CR no. 810: User:Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3. Class 16B 805 (4-6-2) Ben Schoeman: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. Class 16B 805 (4-6-2) IDL: Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 5. Class 16B 805 (4-6-2): Col André Kritzinger· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 6. Class 16B Type MP1 tender no. 805 a: User:Hans Sturgeon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 7. Class 16B Type MP1 tender no. 805 b: User:Hans Sturgeon· CC BY-SA 3.0
- 8. Transnet Heritage Class 16B 805 Outeniqua Railway Museum (7864582416): Bob Adams from Amanzimtoti, South Africa· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 16B 4-6-2 of 1917 was a steam locomotive. In November 1917, the South African Railways placed ten Class 16B steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 Pacific type wheel arrangement in passenger 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 109 years ago, in 1917.
- Served for 59 years (1917–1976).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1917
- in service from
- 1917
- retired
- 1976
- status
- retired
- number built
- 10
- 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
- 4-6-2 (Pacific)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565476, Wikipedia: South African Class 16B 4-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.