South African type MP tender

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South African type MP tender

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Type MP tender on SAR Class 19A, c. 1929
Type and origin
Locomotive Class 19A
Designer South African Railways
(Col F.R. Collins DSO)
Builder Swiss Locomotive and Machine
In service 1929
Specifications
Configuration 2-axle bogies
Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Length 25 ft 11 38 in (7,909 mm)
Wheel dia. 34 in (864 mm)
Wheelbase 16 ft 9 in (5,105 mm)
  Bogie 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Axle load 12 LT 17 cwt 2 qtr (13,080 kg)
  Front bogie 25 LT 15 cwt (26,160 kg)
  Rear bogie 25 LT 4 cwt (25,600 kg)
Weight empty 51,020 lb (23,140 kg)
Weight w/o 50 LT 19 cwt (51,770 kg)
Fuel type Coal
Fuel cap. 9 LT 4 cwt (9.3 t)
Water cap. 4,250 imp gal (19,300 l)
Stoking Manual
Couplers Drawbar & AAR knuckle
Career
Operators South African Railways
Numbers SAR 675-710

The South African type MP tender was a steam locomotive tender.

Contents

Type MP tenders entered service in 1929, as tenders to the Class 19A 4-8-2 Mountain type branch line steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways in that year. [1] [2] [3]

South African Class 19A 4-8-2 class of 36 South African 4-8-2 locomotives

The South African Railways Class 19A 4-8-2 of 1929 was a steam locomotive.

Manufacturer

Type MP tenders were built in 1929 by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works in Winterthur. [1]

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works

Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works was a railway equipment manufacturer based in Winterthur in Switzerland. Much of the world's mountain railway equipment was constructed by the company.

Winterthur Place in Zürich, Switzerland

Winterthur is a city in the canton of Zürich in northern Switzerland. It has the country's sixth-largest population, estimated at over 108,000 people, and is the ninth largest agglomeration with about 138,000 inhabitants. Today Winterthur is a service and high-tech industrial satellite city within Greater Zürich, located about 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of downtown Zürich, and only 20 minutes by train.

The South African Railways (SAR) placed 36 Class 19A 4-8-2 Mountain type branch line locomotives in service in 1929. The engines and tenders were designed by Col F.R. Collins DSO as a lighter version of the Class 19 locomotive which had entered service in 1928. The locomotives were placed in service on all systems of the SAR, but were later based mainly at Mason's Mill, Estcourt and Glencoe in Natal, at East London, Queenstown and Burgersdorp in the Eastern Cape, at Cape Town in the Western Cape and a few in the Western Transvaal. [1] [4] [5] [6]

Distinguished Service Order UK military decoration

The Distinguished Service Order (DSO) is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the Commonwealth, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. Since 1993 all ranks have been eligible.

South African Class 19 4-8-2

The South African Railways Class 19 4-8-2 of 1928 was a steam locomotive.

Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

The Eastern Cape is a province of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are Port Elizabeth and East London. It was formed in 1994 out of the Xhosa homelands or bantustans of Transkei and Ciskei, together with the eastern portion of the Cape Province. It is the landing place and home of the 1820 Settlers. The central and eastern part of the province is the traditional home of the Xhosa people.

Characteristics

The tender had a coal capacity of 9 long tons 4 hundredweight (9.3 tonnes), a water capacity of 4,250 imperial gallons (19,300 litres) and a maximum axle load of 12 long tons 17 hundredweight 2 quarters (13,080 kilograms). [2] [3]

Locomotive

Only the 36 Class 19A locomotives were delivered new with Type MP tenders, which were numbered for their engines in the range from 675 to 710. An oval number plate, bearing the engine number and often also the tender type, was attached to the rear end of the tender. [1] [3]

Classification letters

Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, a tender classification system was adopted by the SAR. The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it could be coupled. The "M_" tenders could be used with the locomotive classes as shown below, although in some cases engine drawbars and intermediate emergency chains had to be replaced or adjusted to suit the target locomotive. [3]

The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_P" tenders had a capacity of 4,250 imperial gallons (19,300 litres; 5,100 US gallons). [3]

A number, when added after the letter code, indicates differences between similar tender types, such as function, wheelbase or coal bunker capacity. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 62–63. ISBN   978-0-7153-5427-8.
  2. 1 2 South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. p. 45.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte, Steam Locomotives/Stoomlokomotiewe. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. pp. 6a-7a, 21-21a, 26-27, 45.
  4. Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, Jul 1946. pp. 541-542.
  5. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 10–11, 70. ISBN   0869772112.
  6. Durrant, A. E. (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, London: David & Charles. p. 99. ISBN   0715386387.