CGR 2-6-0ST 1900

Port Elizabeth Harbour 2-6-0ST 1900
CGR 2-6-0ST 1900
South African 2-6-0ST 1900

300px Drawing of CGR 2-6-0ST locomotive of 1900

Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Kitson and Company Builder Kitson and Company Build date 1900-1903 Total produced 3

Specifications Configuration 2-6-0ST (Mogul) Driver axle 2nd coupled axle Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Leading dia 24 in (610 mm) Coupled dia 39 in (991 mm) Wheelbase 11 ft 4 in (3,454 mm)  • Coupled 7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm) Wheel spacing (Assymetrical) 1-2: 3 ft 5 in (1,041 mm) 2-3: 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm) Length 23 ft 4 in (7,112 mm) Height 11 ft 4 in (3,454 mm) Axle load  • Leading  • 1st coupled  • 2nd coupled  • 3rd coupled Adhesive weight Loco weight w/o Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 10 long hundredweight (0.5 t) Water cap Boiler:  • Pitch 5 ft 8 in (1,727 mm)  • Diameter 3 ft 4 in (1,016 mm)  • Tube plates  • Small tubes 116:  • Firebox type Round-top Boiler pressure 160 psi (1,103 kPa) Safety valve Salter Firegrate area 10 sq ft (0.93 m2) Heating surface 544 sq ft (50.5 m2)  • Tubes 494 sq ft (45.9 m2)  • Firebox 50 sq ft (4.6 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 13 in (330 mm) bore 20 in (508 mm) stroke Valve gear Stephenson Couplers Bell link-and-pin

Performance figures Tractive effort 10,400 lbf (46 kN) @ 75%

Career Operators Port Elizabeth Harbour Board Cape Government Railways South African Railways Number in class 3 Numbers PEHB I, J & O CGR 1024-1026 SAR 01024-01026 Delivered 1900-1903 First run 1900

The Cape Government Railways 2-6-0ST of 1900 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

In 1900, two 2-6-0 Mogul type saddle-tank locomotives entered service on the Port Elizabeth Harbour works, followed by one more in 1903. They were later taken onto the Cape Government Railways roster and were all still in service when the South African Railways was established in 1912.

Manufacturer

In 1900, two 2-6-0 saddle-tank locomotives were delivered to the Port Elizabeth Harbour Board (PEHB) from Kitson and Company. In 1903, they were followed by one more, from the same manufacturer.

The locomotives were similar in appearance and general dimensions to the 1st Class 2-6-0ST of 1876, which had been delivered as a pair of Stephenson's Patent back-to-back side-tank locomotives, before being rebuilt to saddle-tank locomotives by the Cape Government Railways (CGR) in the 1880s. The new locomotives were slightly larger, with an increased heating surface and tractive effort.

Service

Port Elizabeth Harbour Board

The locomotives were acquired as construction locomotives, for use on the Port Elizabeth harbour works. The PEHB used letters to number its locomotives at the time, and the first two of these engines were lettered I and J, while the one which was delivered in 1903 was lettered O.

Cape Government Railways

In terms of Act 38 of 1908, the Cape Government Railways (CGR) became responsible for the administration of the three major harbours in the Cape of Good Hope with effect from 1 January 1909. The locomotives were therefore all taken onto the CGR roster and renumbered in the range from 1024 to 1026. They spent their entire service lives as dock shunting engines in the Port Elizabeth Harbour.

South African Railways

When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (CGR, Natal Government Railways and Central South African Railways) were united under a single administration to control and administer the railways, ports and harbours of the Union. Although the South African Railways and Harbours came into existence in 1910, the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways required careful planning and was only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.

In 1912, the locomotives were considered obsolete by the SAR and renumbered by having the numeral "0" prefixed to their existing numbers. Even though obsolete, they remained in service until 1931.