Lourenco Marques, Mozambique, 1945. Baldwin 4-6-2 No 304 in station leaving for Transvaal.
1945. SAR Class 15F with passenger train at sunset.
Waterval-Onder, 1945. SAR Class 15AR with goods train.
1945. SAR goods train headed by SAR Class 15F.
1945. SAR Class 15F heading goods train.
1915. SAR Class MH No 1661 built by North British Loco Co 1915.
CSAR Class 8L-2 No 441-450 built by Neilson Reid in 1903, later SAR Class 8B No 1132-1141. Note Drummond fire tubes.
SAR Class 16C No 823 built by North British Loco Co in 1921.
NGR Neilson Reid No 1, later SAR Class E No 87.
1948. SAR Class 19D No 3323 built by North British Loco Co with torpedo tender.
SAR Class 12 No 1494 were the first order of this class and were built by the North British Loco in 1912.
East Africa. Kenya Uganda Railway Class EC2 No 67 Garratt, later East African Railways.
SAR Class 15 No 1563 built by the North British Loco in 1913.
1945. SAR Class 12A No 2111 built by North British Loco Works No's 22751-22765 of 1921.
1945. SAR Class MJ No1660 built by North British Loco Works No's 21248-21255 in 1917.
1892. Cape 7th Class No.336 built by Neilson & Co in 1902, later SAR Class 7 No 963.
1945. CSAR Class 11 No 700, later SAR Class 11 No 912.
1945. SAR Class MC No 1608 built by North British Loco Co in 1912.
Cape 6th Class superheated one of the first built by the newly united North British Loco Co in 1903, later SAR Class 6L.
1945. SAR Class 15F No 2971 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No 7082-7111 of 1944. Fitted with vacuum brakes.
1945. SAR Class 16A No 852 built by North British Loco Co No's 20956-20957 in 1917. Four-cylinder locomotives.
1945. NGR 'Reid Ten Wheeler' No 149 built by Dubs & Co No 3835 in 1899. First engine built for trail purposes. Later SAR Class H No 232.
1880. Cape 1st Class Neilson 4-4-0TT. Their tenders were coupled with bell buffers and when needed they could be simply uncoupled making them tank engines.
Cape 3rd Class 'Four-coupled Joys' later SAR Class 03.
NGR 'Hendrie A' No 326 later SAR Class 2 No 763.
NGR 'Hendrie B' No 275 later SAR Class 1 No 1245.
NGR Dubs 'A' later SAR Class A.
1927. This standard industrial design of North British Loco Co was known as their 'Dub B' type as they were the same as the NGR 'Dubs B' (later SAR Class G). This was North British Loco No 23645 of 1927 for Northern Limes and is now housed in the George Transnet Museum.
CSAR Class 10 No 1003, later SAR Class 10C No 767.
CSAR Class 6L-2 No 349 later SAR Class 6C No 544.
1945. SAR Class 4 built by North British Loco Works No's 19242-19243 in 1910. Temporary CGR No 850-851, later SAR Class 4 No's 1477-1478.
1945. SAR Class FD No 2323 built by North British Loco Works No's 23294-23297 in 1925.
1945. NGR 'Hendrie D' No 334 built by North British Loco Works No's 18829-18833 in 1909. Later SAR Class 3 No 1450.
NGR Dubs 'B' No 250 built by North British Loco Co in 1904, later SAR Class G No 197.
SAR Class MC1 No 1642 built by North British Loco Co in 1914.
CGR 8th Class No 801-803, later SAR Class 8 No 1069-1071, built by Neilson Reid & Co in 1902. This was the first 8th Class built for South Africa.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM with goods train on the West Rand.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM with goods train on the West Rand.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM at Braamfontein.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class 15F (post war build) at Braamfontein.
Johannesburg, 1945. SAR Class GM at Braamfontein.
Mount Edgecombe,1945. John Fowler & Co 0-4-2T narrow gauge cane locomotive on the Natal Estates, Stanger-Kearsney line.
Upington, 1915. SAR Class 7 No 973 crossing Orange River on pontoon.
Knysna, 1945. South Western Railway 0-4-2T Orenstein & Koppel 1779 of 1906 shunting at station.
Knysna. South-Western Railway Company 0-8-0T Orenstein & Koppel 4880 of 1911, with staff.
Knysna. South-Western Railway Company No 4 with goods train, earlier SAR Class NG3 No 4.
1945. SAR engine with goods train.
Mafeking, 1946. SAR Class GF with train leaving.
Johannesburg, 1946. SAR Class GM locomotives at Braamfontein.
Vryheid district, 1946. SAR Class GL hauling coal.
1946. SAR Class GF hauling goods train.
Johannesburg, 1946. SAR Class 15F departing Park Station with Blue Train.
Johannesburg, 1946. Park station, SAR Class 16 departing.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. SAR Class GEA No 4001.
1946. Drivers in cab of SAR Class GEA No 4001.
Kroonstad, 1946. Several SAR Class 15F engines in the foreground.
1946. Blue Train hauled by SAR Class 15F.
1946. SAR Class 15F with goods train on double track in open veld.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam on bridge.
Umhloti district, 1946. SAR Class GEA No 4005 near Verulam.
1946. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train soon after resumption of post war service with new name.
1946. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train soon after resumption of post war service with new name.
Mafeking, 1946. SAR Class 6F with main line passenger train.
Pretoria, 1946. View of Iscor steel plant with SAR Class 19D hauling freight train in foreground.
Nylstroom district, 1946. SAR Class ? With Blue Train at sunset.
SAR Class 14A No 1576.
CGR 4th Class with Joy's valve motion built by Neilson Co in 1883. The Joy's VG on these engines was not a success. From the early 1890s they were converted to Stephensons VG and the side tanks were removed and were known as 'Converted Joy's'. Later became SAR Class 04 and had a long useful life.
Durban, 1947. The first locomotive in Natal and given the name 'Natal' attached on it's side. It was built by Carrett Marshall & Co, 1860.
1947. SAR Class 3E No E196.
1947. SAR Class 3E No E196.
1947. SAR Class 3E No E196.
1947. SAR Class 3E No E196.
SAR Class 19D No 2726 built by Robert Stephenson & Hawthorn Ltd in 1945. Engine fitted with vacuum brakes and given exHendrie tenders when placed in service.
SAR Class 15F No 3014 built, by North British Loco Co No 25536-25595 of 1944. Engine fitted with vacuum brakes.
1947. SAR Class GEA No 4002 built by Beyer Peacock & Co No's 7168-7217.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' shunting. (See P2045)
1947. SAR Class S1, built at Salt River, crosshead and cylinder detail.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' built at Salt River.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' built at Salt River.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1, built at Salt River, valve gear details.
1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' valve gear detail.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' built at Salt River.
Cape Town, 1947. SAR Class S1 No 375 'Voortrekker' built at Salt River.
1901. Cape 3rd Class 'Wynberg Tender', later SAR Class 03.
CGR 3rd class No 96 built by Dubs & Co No 2486-2497 in 1889.Later SAR Class 03.
Ferrocarril Mexicano double Fairlie built by Neilson & Co No 2875 of 1883.
CGR Kitson-Meyer Double Bogie No 800 built by Kitson & Co No 4197 in 1903. It was used without success out of East London, and after 5 years was standing out of service. It was sold in 1912 into industrial service.
CGR Class 3 cylinder compound No 900. Built by North British Loco Works No 17600 in 1906. Later SAR class Experimental 1 No.764.
1947. CGR 9th Class 'Mikado' No 840 built by Kitson & Co No 4341 in 1906. Later SAR Class Experimental 5 No 948.
Bloemfontein, 1947. SAR Class 16DA on 211down 'Orange Express' arriving.
Bloemfontein, 1947. SAR Class 16E arriving/leaving on 211down 'Orange Express'.
Bloemfontein, 1948. SAR Class 15F on 211down 'Orange Express' at showgrounds near Hamilton.
1948. SAR Class 12AR No 1542.
1948. SAR Class 12AR No 1542 valve gear detail.
The first locomotives ordered for the NGR were these Beyer Peacock Ltd engines No.1702-1706 on 1877. NGR Class K No's 1-4 later renumbered 501-504, three survived to 1910 as 0502-0504.
Originally NGR Beyer Peacock 2-6-0T No 5, sold in November 1898 and worked on ERPM mine until about 1946.
