This article is about one of several different Cape Government Railways locomotive types to be designated "3rd Class". For the others, see Cape Government Railways 3rd Class locomotives.
The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1898 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1898 South African Class 03 4-4-0 1898
Works picture of a 3rd Class Wynberg Tender of 1898
In 1898, the Cape Government Railways placed six 3rd Class Wynberg Tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement in service. They were intended for passenger service on the suburban lines in Cape Town.[1][2][3]
The resulting increase in suburban traffic led to a requirement for more locomotives, while the additional distance to be covered necessitated the introduction of larger and more powerful locomotives with a larger fuel and water capacity than that of the existing 2nd Class 4-4-0Wynberg Tanks of 1882.[1]
Manufactureredit
H.M. Beatty
Cape Government Railways (CGR) Chief Locomotive Superintendent Michael Stephens retired in 1895. Shortly after being appointed as his successor in 1896, H.M. Beatty drew up detailed designs for a new 3rd Class passenger locomotive for suburban service in Cape Town.[1][2]
For his first locomotive design as Chief Locomotive Superintendent, Beatty decided on a larger version of the 3rd Class 4-4-0 which had been introduced on the CGR in 1889. An order for six of these engines was placed with Neilson and Company in Glasgow. The locomotives were delivered in 1898, numbered in the range from 12 to 17.[1][2]
The locomotives became known as the Wynberg Tenders. They were designed with reverse running in mind, with a weatherboard mounted on the tender front to protect the crew from the elements when running tender first and with a cowcatcher and headlight mounted on the rear end of the tender.[1]
Serviceedit
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 were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.[4][6]
In 1912, the locomotives were considered obsolete by the SAR, designated Class 03 and renumbered by having the numeral "0" prefixed to their existing numbers. In SAR service, they continued to work suburban trains. Two of them, numbers 015 and 016, were scrapped in 1916 but, despite being considered obsolete, the other four survived in service until after 1931.[2][6]
They remained working on the Simon's Town line until the trains became too heavy for them. They were then used to work the Malmesbury line until they were withdrawn from service.[3]
Works numbersedit
The works numbers, original numbers and renumbering of the Cape 3rd Class of 1898 are listed in the table.[1][6]
CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1898
Works no.
Orig. no.
SAR no.
5282
12
012
5283
13
013
5284
14
014
5285
15
015
5286
16
016
5287
17
017
Referencesedit
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^ abcdefHolland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. p. 59. ISBN978-0-7153-5382-0.
^ abcdPaxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 18. ISBN0869772112.
^ abEspitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter II - The Cape Government Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, January 1944. pp. 9-12.
^ abThe South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, pp. 13, 25.
^Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, ref. no. 200954-13
^ abcClassification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 25-26. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
January 01, 1970
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This article is about one of several different Cape Government Railways locomotive types to be designated 3rd Class For the others see Cape Government Railways 3rd Class locomotives The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4 4 0 of 1898 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre Union era in the Cape of Good Hope CGR 3rd Class 4 4 0 1898South African Class 03 4 4 0 1898Works picture of a 3rd Class Wynberg Tender of 1898Type and originPower typeSteamDesignerCape Government Railways H M Beatty BuilderNeilson and CompanySerial number5282 5287Build date1898Total produced6SpecificationsConfiguration Whyte4 4 0 American UIC2 Bn2Driver1st coupled axleGauge3 ft 6 in 1 067 mm Cape gaugeLeading dia 28 1 2 in 724 mm Coupled dia 54 in 1 372 mm Tender wheels37 in 940 mm Wheelbase39 ft 9 1 8 in 12 119 mm Engine18 ft 8 3 4 in 5 709 mm Leading5 ft 3 in 1 600 mm Coupled7 ft 2 134 mm Tender10 ft 3 048 mm Length Over couplers47 ft 10 1 4 in 14 586 mm Height12 ft 8 in 3 861 mm Axle load12 LT 19 cwt 13 160 kg Leading12 LT 6 cwt 12 500 kg 1st coupled12 LT 17 cwt 13 060 kg 2nd coupled12 LT 19 cwt 13 160 kg Adhesive weight25 LT 16 cwt 26 210 kg Loco weight38 LT 2 cwt 38 710 kg Tender weight28 LT 28 450 kg Total weight66 LT 2 cwt 67 160 kg Tender type3 axleFuel typeCoalFuel capacity4 LT 4 1 t Water cap 2 200 imp gal 10 000 L Firebox TypeRound top Grate area15 7 sq ft 1 46 m2 Boiler Pitch6 ft 6 in 1 981 mm Diameter4 ft 1 in 1 245 mm Tube plates10 ft 4 in 3 150 mm Boiler pressure160 psi 1 103 kPa Safety valveRamsbottomHeating surface Firebox85 53 sq ft 7 946 m2 Tubes879 22 sq ft 81 682 m2 Total surface964 75 sq ft 89 628 m2 CylindersTwoCylinder size16 in 406 mm bore24 in 610 mm strokeValve gearStephensonCouplersJohnston link and pinPerformance figuresTractive effort13 653 lbf 60 73 kN 75 CareerOperatorsCape Government RailwaysSouth African RailwaysClassCGR 3rd Class SAR Class 03Number in class6NumbersCGR 12 17 SAR 012 017NicknamesWynberg TenderDelivered1898First run1898Withdrawnc 1932 In 1898 the Cape Government Railways placed six 3rd Class Wynberg Tender locomotives with a 4 4 0 American type wheel arrangement in service They were intended for passenger service on the suburban lines in Cape Town 1 2 3 Contents 1 Simon s Town line 2 Manufacturer 3 Service 4 Works numbers 5 ReferencesSimon s Town line editThe original 1864 suburban line from Salt River to Wynberg was extended to Muizenberg in 1882 to Kalkbaai in 1883 and all the way to Simon s Town in 1890 4 5 The resulting increase in suburban traffic led to a requirement for more locomotives while the additional distance to be covered necessitated the introduction of larger and more powerful locomotives with a larger fuel and water capacity than that of the existing 2nd Class 4 4 0 Wynberg Tanks of 1882 1 Manufacturer edit nbsp H M Beatty Cape Government Railways CGR Chief Locomotive Superintendent Michael Stephens retired in 1895 Shortly after being appointed as his successor in 1896 H M Beatty drew up detailed designs for a new 3rd Class passenger locomotive for suburban service in Cape Town 1 2 For his first locomotive design as Chief Locomotive Superintendent Beatty decided on a larger version of the 3rd Class 4 4 0 which had been introduced on the CGR in 1889 An order for six of these engines was placed with Neilson and Company in Glasgow The locomotives were delivered in 1898 numbered in the range from 12 to 17 1 2 The locomotives became known as the Wynberg Tenders They were designed with reverse running in mind with a weatherboard mounted on the tender front to protect the crew from the elements when running tender first and with a cowcatcher and headlight mounted on the rear end of the tender 1 Service editWhen 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 were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912 4 6 In 1912 the locomotives were considered obsolete by the SAR designated Class 03 and renumbered by having the numeral 0 prefixed to their existing numbers In SAR service they continued to work suburban trains Two of them numbers 015 and 016 were scrapped in 1916 but despite being considered obsolete the other four survived in service until after 1931 2 6 They remained working on the Simon s Town line until the trains became too heavy for them They were then used to work the Malmesbury line until they were withdrawn from service 3 Works numbers editThe works numbers original numbers and renumbering of the Cape 3rd Class of 1898 are listed in the table 1 6 CGR 3rd Class 4 4 0 of 1898 Works no Orig no SARno 5282 12 012 5283 13 013 5284 14 014 5285 15 015 5286 16 016 5287 17 017References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to CGR 3rd Class 4 4 0 1898 a b c d e f Holland D F 1971 Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways Vol 1 1859 1910 1st ed Newton Abbott England David amp Charles p 59 ISBN 978 0 7153 5382 0 a b c d Paxton Leith Bourne David 1985 Locomotives of the South African Railways 1st ed Cape Town Struik p 18 ISBN 0869772112 a b Espitalier T J Day W A J 1944 The Locomotive in South Africa A Brief History of Railway Development Chapter II The Cape Government Railways Continued South African Railways and Harbours Magazine January 1944 pp 9 12 a b The South African Railways Historical Survey Editor George Hart Publisher Bill Hart Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd Published c 1978 pp 13 25 Statement Showing in Chronological Order the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway Statement No 19 ref no 200954 13 a b c Classification of S A R Engines with Renumbering Lists issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer s Office Pretoria January 1912 pp 25 26 Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum R 3125 6 9 11 1000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title CGR 3rd Class 4 4 0 1898 amp oldid 1194501796, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
