South African Class B 0-6-4T

what is it?

The South African Railways Class B 0-6-4T of 1893 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. Between 1893 and 1898, 175 Class B 0-6-4 tank engines were placed in service by the Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek. In 1899, twenty more were ordered, of which only two were delivered by the time the Imperial Military Railways took over all railway operations in the two Boer Republics during the Second Boer War.

who runs it

NSNetherlands-South African Railway CompanyCSCentral South African RailwaysTransnet Freight RailSASouth African Railways and Harbours Administration

base stats

• built 195made 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 133 years ago, in 1893.
• ⌛Served for 26 years (1893–1919).

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

spec sheet

built

1893–1899

in service from

1893

retired

1919

status

retired

number built

195

kind

Steam

traction

steam

origin

🇿🇦 South Africa

builders

Werkspoor, Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

designer

Maschinenfabrik Esslingen

operators

Netherlands-South African Railway Company, Central South African Railways, Transnet Freight Rail, South African Railways and Harbours Administration

top speed

—

power

—

gauge

1,067 mm Cape gauge

wheel arrangement

0-6-4T

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