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South African Class NG2 0-4-2ST

Index South African Class NG2 0-4-2ST

The South African Railways Class NG2 0-4-2ST of 1897 was a narrow-gauge steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal. [1]

15 relations: Commonwealth of Nations, Dickson Manufacturing Company, German South West Africa, Henschel & Son, Narrow-gauge railway, Olomana (locomotive), Orenstein & Koppel, Slide valve, Stephenson valve gear, Transnet Freight Rail, Transvaal Colony, Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa, Union of South Africa, World War I, 0-4-2.

Commonwealth of Nations

The Commonwealth of Nations, often known as simply the Commonwealth, is an intergovernmental organisation of 53 member states that are mostly former territories of the British Empire.

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Dickson Manufacturing Company

Dickson Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of boilers, blowing engines and steam engines used in various industries but most known in railway steam locomotives.

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German South West Africa

German South West Africa (Deutsch-Südwestafrika) was a colony of the German Empire from 1884 until 1919.

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Henschel & Son

Henschel & Son (Henschel und Sohn) was a German company, located in Kassel, best known during the 20th century as a maker of transportation equipment, including locomotives, trucks, buses and trolleybuses, and armoured fighting vehicles and weapons.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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Olomana (locomotive)

The Olomana is a narrow gauge 0-4-2 saddle tank locomotive in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, on loan from the Smithsonian Institution.

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Orenstein & Koppel

Orenstein & Koppel (normally abbreviated to "O&K") was a major German engineering company specialising in railway vehicles, escalators, and heavy equipment.

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Slide valve

The slide valve is a rectilinear valve used to control the admission of steam into, and emission of exhaust from, the cylinder of a steam engine.

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Stephenson valve gear

The Stephenson valve gear or Stephenson link or shifting link is a simple design of valve gear that was widely used throughout the world for all kinds of steam engines.

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Transnet Freight Rail

Transnet Freight Rail is a South African rail transport company, formerly known as Spoornet.

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Transvaal Colony

The Transvaal Colony was the name used to refer to the Transvaal region during the period of direct British rule and military occupation between the end of the Anglo-Boer War in 1902 when the South African Republic was dissolved, and the establishment of the Union of South Africa in 1910.

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Two-foot-gauge railways in South Africa

At the beginning of the 20th century, narrow-gauge railway lines started playing a significant role in South Africa.

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Union of South Africa

The Union of South Africa (Unie van Zuid-Afrika, Unie van Suid-Afrika) is the historic predecessor to the present-day Republic of South Africa.

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World War I

World War I (often abbreviated as WWI or WW1), also known as the First World War, the Great War, or the War to End All Wars, was a global war originating in Europe that lasted from 28 July 1914 to 11 November 1918.

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0-4-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement with no leading wheels, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles and two trailing wheels on one axle.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_NG2_0-4-2ST

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