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The South African type MS tender was a steam locomotive tender.
Type MS tenders entered service in 1928, as tenders to the Class 19 4-8-2 Mountain type branchline steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways in that year. [1] [2] [3]
The South African Railways Class 19 4-8-2 of 1928 was a steam locomotive.
Type MS tenders were built in 1928 by Berliner Maschinenbau in Germany. [1]
Berliner Maschinenbau AG was a German manufacturer of locomotives.
The South African Railways (SAR) placed four Class 19 4-8-2 Mountain type branchline locomotives in service in 1928. The engines and tenders were designed under the direction of Col F.R. Collins DSO, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the SAR, by Research and Test Engineer M.M. Loubser, himself later to be appointed as CME. The locomotives were placed in service on the line between Kimberley and Vryburg, but they eventually spent their later working years at Empangeni and on the Bergville branch in Natal. The Type MS entered service as tenders to these locomotives. [1] [4] [5]
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The tender had a coal capacity of 11 long tons (11.2 tonnes), a water capacity of 5,000 imperial gallons (22,700 litres) and a maximum axle load of 14 long tons 14 hundredweight (14,940 kilograms). [2] [3]
Only the four Class 19 locomotives were delivered new with Type MS tenders, which were numbered for their engines in the range from 1366 to 1369. 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]
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, 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 "_S" tenders had a capacity of 5,000 imperial gallons (22,700 litres; 6,000 US gallons). [3]
The South African type ZB tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The South African type ZA tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The South African type SH tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.
The South African type SK tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type XJ tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type WG tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The South African type XS tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in Transvaal.
The South African type MR tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type LP tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type HT tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type GT tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MP tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MT1 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MT2 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MX tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type EW tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type ET tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MY tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MY1 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type ET1 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
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