The Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 of 1860 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Quick Facts Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 CGR 0-4-2, Type and origin ...
Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 CGR 0-4-2 |
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No. 4 Wellington, derailed during labour unrest |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | R and W Hawthorn |
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Builder | R and W Hawthorn |
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Serial number | E1065-E1072 |
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Build date | 1859 |
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Total produced | 8 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-4-2 |
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• UIC | B1n2 |
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Driver | 2nd coupled axle |
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Gauge | 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge |
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Coupled dia. | 60 in (1,524 mm) |
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Trailing dia. | 42 in (1,067 mm) |
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Tender wheels | 42 in (1,067 mm) |
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Wheelbase | 27 ft 7 in (8,407 mm) |
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• Engine | 13 ft 9+1⁄2 in (4,204 mm) |
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• Coupled | 7 ft 3 in (2,210 mm) |
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• Tender | 7 ft 3 in (2,210 mm) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 39 ft 1 in (11,913 mm) |
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• Over beams | 37 ft 3 in (11,354 mm) |
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Height | 11 ft 9 in (3,581 mm) |
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Frame type | Plate |
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Axle load: | |
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• Leading | 11 LT (11,180 kg) |
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• 1st coupled | 8 LT (8,128 kg) |
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• 2nd coupled | 11 LT (11,180 kg) |
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• Trailing | 5 LT (5,080 kg) |
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Adhesive weight | 19 LT (19,300 kg) |
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Loco weight | 24 LT (24,390 kg) |
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Tender weight | 15 LT (15,240 kg) |
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Total weight | 39 LT (39,630 kg) |
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Tender type | 2-axle |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Water cap. | 1,250 imp gal (5,700 L) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Type | Round-top |
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Boiler:
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• Pitch | 5 ft 6+1⁄2 in (1,689 mm) |
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• Small tubes | 185: 2+1⁄16 in (52 mm) |
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Boiler pressure | 120 psi (827 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | 85 sq ft (7.9 m2) |
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• Tubes | 1,125 sq ft (104.5 m2) |
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• Total surface | 1,210 sq ft (112 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two outside |
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Cylinder size | 16 in (406 mm) bore 22 in (559 mm) stroke |
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Valve gear | Stephenson |
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Loco brake | Wooden brake blocks Hand brake on tender only |
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Train brakes | None |
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Couplers | Buffers-and-chain |
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Career |
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Operators | Cape Town Railway & Dock Cape Government Railways |
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Number in class | 8 |
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Numbers | 1-8 |
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Delivered | 1860 |
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First run | 1860 |
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Last run | 1881 |
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Withdrawn | 1881 |
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In 1860, the Cape Town Railway and Dock Company took delivery of eight 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) broad gauge tender locomotives with a 0-4-2 wheel arrangement, the first tender locomotives to work in South Africa. They were acquired for service on the Cape Town-Wellington railway, which was still under construction.[1][2]
In 1872, these locomotives came onto the roster of the Cape Government Railways, which took over the operation of all railways in the Cape of Good Hope. They remained in service on the Wellington line while it was being converted to dual broad-and-Cape gauges from 1872, and were only retired in 1881 when sufficient Cape gauge locomotives were in service.[1][2]