CSAR Class C ‘West Australian’, ex IMR ex West Australian Government Railway, diverted to South Africa to relieve the locomotive shortage during the Anglo-Boer War. Scrapped at Unification, except No 209 which was sold to Clydesdale Colliery where it worked for many years.
NZASM 19 tonner Class, No's 9-14 built by Manning Wardale & Co in 1890 for CFLM, later CSAR No's 606-611.
Technical details of CSAR locomotive from the North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow.
Kroonstad. Passenger train in station, headed by steam locomotive No 133.
From this photograph, one can assume that it was taken at night to demonstrate the brightness of the Pyle National Arc Headlamp fitted to a CSAR 8th class. Although it gave an excellent light they did not enjoy a long life, replaced shortly after with the tungsten filament bulb that became standard on the SAR.
CSAR No 996 rack locomotive with railwaymen posing. Built by Vulcan Foundry.
CSAR steam rail carriage.
NZASM 19 tonner Class, No's 9-14 built by Manning Wardale & Co in 1890 for CFLM, later CSAR No's 606-611.
CSAR Class 8A No 411.
NZASM 46 Tonner No 160 'Hector' later IMR No 160 later CSAR Class B No 160 later SAR Class B No 8.
1894. NZASM 46 Tonner No 62 'Botha' later IMR No 62 later CSAR Class B No 62. Scrapped 1909.
Johannesburg, 1910. CSAR Steam Motor Train and staff at Booysens station.
1907. CSAR steam railcar with two coaches.
NZASM 46 Tonner No 61 'Roos' later IMR No 61 later CSAR Class B No 61, badly damaged.
Waterval-Onder, 1903. Roundhouse with six locomotives.
Pretoria. CSAR Class 9 with six coaches.
OVGS 5th class as reboilered by CSAR No 329. Later became SAR Class 05 No 0329. See P3810.
OVGS 5th class as reboilered by CSAR No 329. Later became SAR Class 05 No 0329. See P3810.
Types of locomotives used by the CSAR.
NZASM 46 Tonner No 160 'Hector' later IMR No 160 later CSAR Class B No 160 later SAR Class B No 8.
NGR 2-6-0T No 503, built by Beyer Peacock & Co No 1704 in 1877. Later sold to OVSS/CSAR for construction, after 1910 renumbered No 0503.
SAR Class MF No 1620, earlier briefly CSAR No 1016.
SAR Class MF No 1620, earlier briefly CSAR No 1016.
Johannesburg, 1911. Germiston, 1911. CSAR Mallet No 1024 later SAR Class MG No 1628. Mechanical stoker.
Johannesburg, 1911. Germiston, 1911. CSAR Mallet No 1024 later SAR Class MG No 1628. Mechanical stoker.
CSAR Class M No 995-996 rack locomotive built by Vulcan Foundry in 1904. They were not reclassified but given Nos 0995-0996 in 1910.
CSAR Class Mallet No 1001 later SAR class MD No 1617.
SAR Class MG earlier CSAR Class No 1024 later renumbered No 1628.