Cape Government Railways Karoo Class locomotives

Last updated March 18, 2019

The Cape Government Railways Karoo Class locomotives include three locomotive models, all designated Karoo Class, and one more which entered service shortly after the South African Railways renumbering and classification program came into effect in 1912.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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 Karoo Class locomotives were grouped into four 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.

CGR Karoo Class 4-6-2 1903 (SAR Class 5A).
CGR Karoo Class 4-6-2 1904 (SAR Class 5B).
CGR Compound Karoo 4-6-2 Experimental (SAR Class Experimental 1).
SAR Classes 5 and 5R.

The South African Railways Class 5A 4-6-2 of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class 5B 4-6-2 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The South African Railways Class Experimental 1 4-6-2 of 1907 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

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References

1 2 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 3, 35-36, 39-43. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
↑ Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 13, 137. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
↑ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, June 1945. p. 434.
↑ Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 40. ISBN 0869772112.

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[SAR_Renumber-1] 1 2 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 3, 35-36, 39-43. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)

[Holland_2-2] Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 13, 137. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.

[SAR&H_Jun_1945-3] Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, June 1945. p. 434.

[Paxton-Bourne-4] Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 40. ISBN 0869772112.