SAR Class GF 4-6-2 + 2-6-4 Garratt
Locomotive
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Introduced 1927.
Building continued to 1928.
Built by:-
Hanomag (2370 - 2406), Henschel (2307 - 2434) |
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Weight |
Loco. 145 tons 11 cwt |
Pressure |
185 lbs |
Cyls |
16" x 26" |
Driving Wheels |
4' 6" |
T.E. |
34 200 lbs |
Walschaerts valve gear |
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Note: All information and data is based on the
type as it was in 1966.
Locos still extant in 1966: 2371 - 2418, 2421 - 2423, 2425 -
2427, 2429 - 2435. |
First series locos weighed 143 tons 5 cwt.
2370, 2419, 2420 and 2432 sold to CFM (Mozambique) in 1928.
2424 scrapped after a serious accident in 1937. |
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