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South African Class NG3 4-6-2T
🇿🇦 South Africa ·built by R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company· from 1907· 2 ft (610 mm) gauge locomotive acquired by the Natal Government Railways in 1908
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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SAR Class NG3 4 (4-6-2T): FW Neave· Public domain
- 2. Class NG3 in SWA during WW1: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class NG3 4-6-2T of 1907 was a narrow-gauge steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In 1907, the Natal Government Railways placed six 4-6-2T Pacific type narrow-gauge steam locomotives in service. In 1912, when these locomotives were assimilated into the South African Railways, they retained their engine numbers, but with an "NG" prefix added.
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 119 years ago, in 1907.
- Served for 39 years (1907–1946).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1907
- in service from
- 1907
- retired
- 1946
- status
- retired
- number built
- 6
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇿🇦 South Africa
- builders
- R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company
- designer
- Natal Government Railways, (D.A. Hendrie)
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail, Natal Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 610 mm 2 ft narrow gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565663, Wikipedia: South African Class NG3 4-6-2T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.