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CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1903
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Sharp, Stewart and Company· from 1903· class of 8 South African 4-4-0 locomotives
3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1903: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1903 Cape Town: Arthur Elliot· Public domain
- 3. CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1903 no. 49: 1930's Railway Circle (members Frank Garrison, A. Butchard, Dr Eric Manken, Arthur Arnold, Frank Holland, A. Spence, S.H. Carter, Bill Schutz, Dave Parsons and others)· Public domain
what is it?
The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1903 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1903, the Cape Government Railways placed the last eight 3rd Class Wynberg Tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement in suburban service in Cape Town. While they appeared to be virtually identical to the locomotives of 1901 at first glance, they were heavier and more powerful.
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 123 years ago, in 1903.
- Served for 27 years (1903–1930).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1903
- in service from
- 1903
- retired
- 1930
- status
- retired
- number built
- 8
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Sharp, Stewart and Company
- designer
- Cape Government Railways, (H.M. Beatty)
- operators
- Cape Government Railways, South African Railways and Harbours Administration
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-4-0 (American)
- nicknames
- Wynberg Tender
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q16257242, Wikipedia: CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1903 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.