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South African Class 9 4-6-2
🇬🇧 United Kingdom ·built by Vulcan Foundry· from 1904· class of 5 South African 4-6-2 locomotives
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3 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. SAR Klasse 9: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 2. Class 9 CSAR 603, SAR 730: Unknown author Unknown author· Public domain
- 3. Class 9 727 (4-6-2) CSAR 600 Playing Cards: SAR Museum· Public domain
what is it?
The South African Railways Class 9 4-6-2 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal Colony. In 1904, the Central South African Railways placed five Class 9 steam locomotives with a 4-6-2 Pacific type wheel arrangement in service. In 1912, when they were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered but retained their Class 9 designation.
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 122 years ago, in 1904.
- Served for 16 years (1904–1920).
steam locomotive: Burns coal, wood or oil to boil water; the steam drives pistons that turn the wheels.
spec sheet
- built
- 1904
- in service from
- 1904
- retired
- 1920
- status
- retired
- number built
- 5
- kind
- Steam
- traction
- steam
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- builders
- Vulcan Foundry
- designer
- Central South African Railways, (P.A. Hyde)
- operators
- Transnet Freight Rail, Central South African Railways
- top speed
- —
- power
- —
- gauge
- 1,067 mm Cape gauge
- wheel arrangement
- 4-6-2 (Pacific)
From the Wikipedia infobox and Wikidata. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q7565601, Wikipedia: South African Class 9 4-6-2 (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-25.