Cape Government Railways 6th Class locomotives

Last updated March 18, 2019

The Cape Government Railways 6th Class locomotives include twelve locomotive models, all designated 6th Class irrespective of differences in wheel arrangement or characteristics.

When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (Cape Government Railways, 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. The Cape Government Railways 6th Class locomotives were grouped into twelve different sub-classes on the new South African Railways. [1]

The Union of South Africa is the historical predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa. It came into being on 31 May 1910 with the unification of the Cape Colony, the Natal Colony, the Transvaal, and the Orange River Colony. It included the territories that were formerly a part of the South African Republic and the Orange Free State.

The Cape Government Railways (CGR) was the government-owned railway operator in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways (SAR) in 1910.

The Natal Government Railways (NGR) was formed in January 1877 in the Colony of Natal.

2-6-2 wheel arrangement

CGR 6th Class 2-6-2 (SAR Class 6Y)

2-6-4 wheel arrangement

CGR 6th Class 2-6-4 (SAR Class 6Z)

4-6-0 wheel arrangement

CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1893 (SAR Class 6)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1896 (SAR Class 6A)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1897 (SAR Class 6B)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1898 (SAR Class 6D)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1900 (SAR Class 6F)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1901 Baldwin (SAR Class 6K)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1901 Neilson, Reid (SAR Class 6H)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1901 Schenectady (SAR Class 6G)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1902 (SAR Class 6J)
CGR 6th Class 4-6-0 1904 Experimental (SAR Class 6L)

The South African Railways Class 6 4-6-0 of 1893 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class 6A 4-6-0 of 1896 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class 6B 4-6-0 of 1897 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

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The South African Railways Class 6K 4-6-0 of 1901 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class 6Z 2-6-4 of 1901 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class 6Y 2-6-2 of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

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The South African Railways Class Experimental 4 2-8-2 of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1901 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

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The South African type YE tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African type XD tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African type WG tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

References

↑ Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 3, 28-34. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)

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[SAR_Renumber-1] Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 3, 28-34. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)