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South African Class S1 0-8-0

🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by North British Locomotive Company· from 1947· class of 37 South African 0-8-0 shunting locomotives

🚂 steam locomotive steam

9 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences

1. Class S1 3814 (0-8-0): User:Robert Hogan· CC BY-SA 3.0
2. Class S1 3819 (0-8-0): User:Leith Paxton· CC BY-SA 3.0
3. SAR Class S1 380 - Kaserne 190383: Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
4. SAR Class S1 380 Kaserne - 190383: Malcolm Best· CC BY-SA 3.0
5. ClassS1-375: Steamhunter· CC BY-SA 3.0
6. 031. 1980-12. Germiston SAR Yard - Class S1 Locomotive - South African Railways: michelhuhardeaux· CC BY-SA 2.0
7. Class S1 no. 3807: Unknown, bought on eBay with copyright· CC BY-SA 3.0
8. Class S1 no. 3814: Robert Maidment-Wilson· CC BY-SA 3.0
9. Class S1 (0-8-0) Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain

Read about it on Wikipedia ↗

what is it?

The South African Railways Class S1 0-8-0 of 1947 was a steam locomotive. In 1947, the South African Railways placed twelve Class S1 shunting steam locomotives with an 0-8-0 eight-coupled wheel arrangement in service, built in the Salt River workshops in Cape Town. A further 25, built in Scotland, were placed in service in 1954.

who runs it

South African Railways

base stats

built 37made 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 79 years ago, in 1947.

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

spec sheet

built: 1947–1953
in service from: 1947
number built: 37
kind: Steam
traction: steam
origin: 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
builders: North British Locomotive Company
designer: South African Railways, (Dr. M.M. Loubser)
operators: South African Railways
top speed: —
power: —
gauge: 1,067 mm Cape gauge
wheel arrangement: 0-8-0 (Eight-coupled)

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

Sources: Wikidata Q7565672, Wikipedia: South African Class S1 0-8-0 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.