South West African 2-8-0T

what is it?

The South West African 2-8-0T of 1907 was a steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era. Between 1907 and 1910, the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn (Lüderitzbucht Railway) in German South West Africa placed 23 tank locomotives with a 2-8-0 Consolidation type wheel arrangement in service. After the First World War, when all railways in the territory came under the administration of the South African Railways in 1922, four of these locomotives still survived.

who runs it

base stats

• built 23made 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 120 years ago, in 1906.

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

spec sheet

built

1906–1910

in service from

1907

number built

23

kind

Steam

traction

steam

builders

Orenstein & Koppel

designer

Orenstein & Koppel

operators

Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn, South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

2-8-0T (Consolidation)

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