Blood River, 1896. CGR 4th Class No 64 hauling mixed train over Blood River bridge.
Blood River, 1896. CGR 4th Class No 64 hauling mixed train over Blood River bridge.
Border, 1895. Train hauled by Cape 1st Class 1879 and station buildings in the distance. (EH Short)
Borsig No 11646 built in 1924 for use on the Ferdie Rabie dessert wine farm in the Nuy district. Now housed at the Boland Museum, Worcester.
Bosrand. Goods train headed by two SAR Class 23's.
Botha's Hill, circa 1884. The Pietermaritzburg train in station, hauled by NGR Kitson and Stephenson No 30 later SAR Class C No 72. Railway refreshment room on left and Botha's Hill Hotel immediately behind.
Botha's Hill. NGR Kitson and Stephenson, later SAR Class C at station.
Botrivier district, 1936. SAR Class 19C on Houwhoek Pass.
Bowkers Park. CGR train on temporary bridge.
Braamfontein, 1940. SAR Class 15F.
Braamfontein, January 1940. SAR Class 23 No 3294.
Brakpan, 1894. NZASM 19 Tonner standing at railway station with stationmaster PW Orban and staff.
Brandfort district, 1957. Goods train.
Brandfort district, 1957. Goods train.
Brandfort district, 1957. Orange Express train.
Breyten district, August 1977. SAR Class GMAM hauling goods train. [Jan Hoek]
Brits district, February 1977. SAR Class 15CA 'Kathy' with special train. [Jan Hoek]
Bronkhorstspruit, 1981. SAR Class 26 No 3450 'Red Devil'. [Jan Hoek]
Brounger Collection No 12. Locomotive 235 (?) with mixed train on trestle bridge.
Built 1890 for the NGR, later SAR Class A No 130. It was sold in April 1929 to Brakpan Mines as their No 3, later donated to Reefsteamers and is now plinthed and named 'Patrys'.
Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. NZR Class 15 No 406 in shed.
Burgersdorp, 1895. CGR 4th Class 'Conv Joys' with Baldwin built CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 on right of shed. (EH Short)
Burgersdorp, 1895. Station looking north with Cape 3rd Class 'Four Coupled Joys' on shed. (EH Short)
Burgersdorp, after 1892. First train hauled by CGR 7th Class No 337 at Burgersdorp.
Burgersdorp. SAR Class 7B No 1056 at railway station.
Burgersdorp. SAR Class 7B No 1056 at railway station.
Burgersdorp. SAR Class 7B No 1056.
Bushveld Safari train at tunnel entrance.
CFM (Delagoa Bay Railway) 'Paul Kruger' built by Nasmyth Wilson & Co No 314 in 1887.
CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 Beyer Peacock.
CGR 1st Class Beyer Peacock No 19.
CGR 1st Class Neilson No 38, later SAR Class 01 No 038.
CGR 1st Class No 18 built by Avonside Engine Co. Employed on the construction of the New Cape Central Railways circa 1885.
CGR 1st Class No 27, built by Beyer Peacock.
CGR 1st Class No 27, built by Beyer Peacock.
CGR 1st Class No 35.
CGR 1st Class No 39, Beyer Peacock 1875. All scrapped or sold before 1910.
CGR 1st Class No 39.
CGR 1st Class No 4.
CGR 1st Class No 42 Inclined cylinder engine (Beyer Peacock 1886) Train in station, with Driver DP Bromfield. (HE Fripp, Beaufort West)
CGR 1st Class No 448 "Colesberg Buster". SEE pp 25-26 in Holland's book Volume 1.
CGR 1st Class No 6 built in 1875.
CGR 1st Class No 63, built by Beyer Peacock & Co.
CGR 1st Class built in 1875.
CGR 1st Class, built 1875.
CGR 2nd Class 'Wynberg Tank' built by Neilson & Co in 1882 No W89-W94, later SAR Class 02 No 022-026.
CGR 2nd Class No 2 built in 1875.
CGR 2nd Class No W89-W94 'Wynberg Tank' built by Neilson & Co in 1882, later SAR Class 02 No 022-026.
CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 Wynberg tender 1901 later SAR Class 03.
CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 Wynberg tender later SAR Class 03.
CGR 3rd class 'Four-coupled Joys' No W87. The Joys valve gear was troublesome and the last of the class was scrapped soon after 1910.
CGR 3rd class Dubs 1889 No 108 with driver and guard. Later SAR Class 03 No 0108.
CGR 3rd class No 96 built by Dubs & Co No 2486-2497 in 1889.Later SAR Class 03.
CGR 4th Class 'Converted Joys' No 286 with crew. Later SAR Class 04.
CGR 4th Class 'Hatrack' built by Baldwins. (Frank Neave)
CGR 4th Class No 286 'Conv Joys'.
CGR 4th Class built by Neilson & Co in 1883 with Joy valve gear, later SAR Class 04.
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.
CGR 4th Class, later SAR Class 04 built by Neilson & Co in 1883 with Joy valve gear.
CGR 4th class 4-6-0 'Converted Joy' with men posing, later SAR Class 04.
CGR 5th class No 905 'Karoo' built by Beyer, Peacock & Co No 4193-4194 of 1904. Later SAR Class 5B No 735.
CGR 6th Class 2-6-2 first order built by Neilson Reid & Co. Later given trailing bogie and second order built to new design.
CGR 6th Class Baldwin built by Baldwin Loco Co in 1901, later SAR Class 6K.
CGR 6th Class No 139, later SAR Class 6 No 402.
CGR 6th Class No 294 built in 1902, later SAR Class 6J No 644.
CGR 6th Class No 349 built by Dubs & Co in 1893, later SAR Class 6 No 440.
CGR 6th Class No 418 (?) built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 5883-5503 in 1901, later SAR Class 6H.
CGR 6th Class No 555 later SAR Class 6 No 431, damaged in accident.
CGR 6th Class superheater built by Neilson Reid & Co on 1904, later SAR Class 6L.
CGR 6th Class superheater built by Neilson Reid & Co on 1904, later SAR Class 6L.
CGR 6th Class superheater built by the newly formed North British Loco Co in 1903, later SAR Class 6L.
CGR 6th Class with Zambezi Express Train en route to the Victoria Falls. (From CGR Post Card set)
CGR 7th Class No 393, later SAR Class 7.
CGR 7th Class No 396, built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 4920-4931 in 1896, later SAR Class 7A No 998.
CGR 7th Class No's 759-768, built by Neilson, Reid & Co No's 6079-6088 in 1902. Later became SAR Class 7C.
CGR 7th Class built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 6079-6088 in 1901, later SAR Class 7C . (Souvenir album of a visit by Rand Engineering and Chemical Societies to CSAR workshops in Pretoria in 1904)
CGR 7th Class built by Neilson Reid & Co No's 6079-6088 in 1901. Later SAR Class 7C.
CGR 8th Class 'Consolidation' built by North British Loco Co in 1903, later SAR Class 8Z.
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.
CGR 8th Class built by North British Loco Co in 1902, later SAR Class 8F.
CGR 8th Class, later SAR Class 8E No 1231.
CGR 9th Class wide firebox No 806 later SAR Class Exp 4 No 911. See N23486.
CGR 9th Class wide firebox No 806, later SAR Exp 4 No 911. See N23486.
CGR Cape 6th Class later SAR Class 6B manufactured at the Hyde Park Locomotive Works, Glasgow.
CGR Class 3 cylinder compound No 900. Built by North British Loco Works No 17600 in 1906. Later SAR class Experimental 1 No.764.
CGR Class 8 No 790, became SAR Class 8D No 1225. Built in 1903.
CGR Class NG type B for Avontuur line.
CGR Class NG type B for Avontuur line.
CGR Fairlie.
CGR Kitson Meyer double bogie No 800, scrapped in 1912.
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 Krauss 0-4-0WT locomotive. Used on the construction of Port Elizabeth - Avontuur branch, thereafter used as a light steam motor for 12 passenger 'picnic specials'. Was not absorbed into SAR roster.
CGR Krauss 0-4-0wt 'Koppel' hauling Medical Officer's coach.
CGR Krauss built 0-4-0WT locomotive used on the construction of the Port Elizabeth - Avontuur line and later shown here on picnic specials.
CGR Manning Wardle 'C' 'Midget' No 41 0-4-0T No 41 used on the construction of the Port Elizabeth - Avontuur narrow gauge branch lline. After construction, it was used for 'picnic specials' and could haul 36 passengers. After Union was renumbered SAR NG20.
CGR Manning Wardle 2-6-4T 'A' side tank locomotive, weight 35 ton, load 120 ton. Did not receive SAR classification.
CGR Manning Wardle type 'A' No 32 Port Elizabeth - Avontuur line construction, later SAR No 26.
CGR Manning Wardle type 'A' No 32 later SAR No NG26, used on Port Elizabeth - Avontuur line construction,
CGR Manning Wardle type 'A' No 32 later SAR No NG26, used on Port Elizabeth - Avontuur line construction.
CGR Manning Wardle type 'A' No 32 later SAR No NG26, used on Port Elizabeth - Avontuur line construction.
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