PPR 26 Tonner 0-6-0ST

what is it?

The Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway 26 Tonner 0-6-0ST of 1896 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. In 1896 and 1897, the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek placed three 26 Tonner 0-6-0ST locomotives in service. These locomotives were not classified and, since all three were named, they were referred to by name.

who runs it

base stats

• built 3made 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 130 years ago, in 1896.
• ⌛Served for 44 years (1896–1940).

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

spec sheet

built

1896–1897

in service from

1896

retired

1940

status

retired

number built

3

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

builders

R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company

designer

Hawthorn, Leslie and Company

operators

Netherlands-South African Railway Company, South African Railways and Harbours Administration, Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway, Central South African Railways

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-0

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