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South African Class A 4-8-2T

Index South African Class A 4-8-2T

The South African Railways Class A 4-8-2T of 1888 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. [1]

28 relations: Belpaire firebox, Bissel truck, Cape Government Railways, Central South African Railways, CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 1891, Colony of Natal, Dübs and Company, Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, Empangeni, German South West Africa, Germiston, Harrismith, Hlobane, Janney coupler, Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal, Mizens Railway, Natal Government Railways, Outeniqua Transport Museum, Port Elizabeth, Slide valve, South African Class 17 4-8-0TT, Stephenson valve gear, Transnet Freight Rail, Union of South Africa, Woking, 3 ft 6 in gauge railways, 4-8-2.

Belpaire firebox

The Belpaire firebox is a type of firebox used on steam locomotives.

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Bissel truck

A Bissel truck (also: Bissell truck or Bissel bogie) is a single-axled bogie which pivots towards the centre of a steam locomotive to enable it to negotiate curves more easily.

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Cape Government Railways

The Cape Government Railways (CGR) was the government-owned railway operator in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways (SAR) in 1910.

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Central South African Railways

The Central South African Railways (CSAR) was from 1902 to 1910 the operator of public railways in the Transvaal Colony and Orange River Colony in what is now South Africa.

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CGR 5th Class 4-6-0 1891

The Cape Government Railways 5th Class 4-6-0 of 1891 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

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Colony of Natal

The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa.

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Dübs and Company

Dübs & Co. was a locomotive manufacturer in Glasgow, Scotland, founded by Henry Dübs in 1863 and based at the Queens Park Works in Polmadie.

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Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal

The coal mining town of Dundee is situated in a valley of the Biggarsberg mountains in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Durban

Durban (eThekwini, from itheku meaning "bay/lagoon") is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third most populous in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town.

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Empangeni

Empangeni is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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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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Germiston

Germiston is a small city in the East Rand region of Gauteng, South Africa, administratively forming part of the City of Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality since the latter's establishment in 2000.

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Harrismith

Harrismith is a large town in the Free State province of South Africa.

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Hlobane

Hlobane is a town in Zululand District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

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Janney coupler

The Janney Coupler is a semi-automatic railway coupler.

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Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal

Ladysmith is a city in the Uthukela District of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.

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Mizens Railway

Mizens Railway is a 7¼ inch gauge miniature railway located in a 10-acre site near Woking in Surrey, England.

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Natal Government Railways

The Natal Government Railways (NGR) was formed in January 1877 in the Colony of Natal.

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Outeniqua Transport Museum

The Outeniqua Transport Museum is a railway museum located in George, South Africa.

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Port Elizabeth

Port Elizabeth or The Bay (iBhayi; Die Baai) is one of the largest cities in South Africa; it is situated in the Eastern Cape Province, east of Cape Town.

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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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South African Class 17 4-8-0TT

The South African Railways Class 17 4-8-0TT of 1926 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.

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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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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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Woking

Woking is a town in northwest Surrey, England.

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3 ft 6 in gauge railways

Railways with a track gauge of were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways.

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4-8-2

Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels.

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NGR Class D 4-8-2T, NGR Class D1 4-8-2T, NGR Class D2 4-8-2T, NGR Dübs A Class 4-8-2T, Natal Dübs A Class 4-8-2T.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_A_4-8-2T

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