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The South African type MT2 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
Type MT2 tenders were modified Type MT tenders with enlarged coal bunkers. The original Type MT tenders entered service on the South African Railways between 1928 and 1945. [1] [2] [3]
Type MT tenders were built between 1928 and 1945 by Berliner Maschinenbau, Borsig Lokomotiv Werke, Henschel and Son, Friedrich Krupp AG, North British Locomotive Company, Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns, and Škoda Works as tenders to the Classes 12A, 19B, 19C and 19D 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways during that period. [1] [2] [3]
Between 1945 and 1948, several of these tenders were reclassified to Type MT2 after being modified to increase their coal capacity by extending the top of the coal bunker rearwards. [2] [3]
The rebuilt tender had a coal capacity which had been increased from 12 long tons (12.2 tonnes) to 14 long tons (14.2 tonnes). Its water capacity remained the same. [2] [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 engine drawbars and intermediate emergency chains had to be replaced or adjusted to suit the target locomotive in some cases. [3]
The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_T" tenders had a capacity of between 5,587 and 6,000 imperial gallons (25,400 and 27,300 litres; 6,710 and 7,210 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]
The South African type ZE tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type YE1 tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The South African type SK tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type TL 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 MR tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type LP tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type KT 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 MS 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 JV tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type MX tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type ET tender was a steam locomotive tender.
The South African type JT1 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.
The South African type XF1 tender was a steam locomotive tender.
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