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South African Class C2 4-6-4T
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Robert Stephenson and Company· from 1896· class of 1 South African 4-6-4T locomotive
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5 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. NGR Class H 4-6-4T no. 39 (SAR C2 no. 86): Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Class C2, NGR no. 1 black: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Class C2, NGR no. 1 grey: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 4. Class C2, SAR no. 86: Frank Neave· Public domain
- 5. Class C2 86 (4-6-4T) NGR 39 Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class C2 4-6-4T of 1896 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. Between 1879 and 1885, the Natal Government Railways placed 37 4-6-0 tank steam locomotives in service, which were later designated Class G. In 1896, one of them was rebuilt to the first known 4-6-4T Baltic type locomotive, later designated Class H. In 1912, when this rebuilt engine was assimilated into the South African Railways, it was renumbered and became its only Class C2 locomotive.
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 130 years ago, in 1896.
- Served for 35 years (1896–1931).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1896
- in service from
- 1896
- retired
- 1931
- status
- retired
- number built
- 1
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Robert Stephenson and Company, Natal Government Railways
- designer
- Kitson and Company
- operators
- Natal Government Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-4T (Baltic)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565605, Wikipedia: South African Class C2 4-6-4T (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.