Cape Government locomotive and tender 4-8-0, 1896

Made:
1896 in Atlas Works
maker:
Sharp Stewart and Company Limited
Locomotive 4-8-0, 3' 6" gauge, wood burning Cape Government locomotive and tender 4-8-0, 1896 (steam locomotive; Locomotive and Rolling Stock)

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Locomotive 4-8-0, 3' 6" gauge, wood burning
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Locomotive and tender, 4-8-0, 3' 6" gauge, wood burning, with 8-wheel double-bogie tender, built by Sharp Stewart in 1896 for the Cape Government Railway, later South African Railways. Locomotive number 390, later SAR 993, order number E1073 and T1073. Subsequently operated by Zambezi Sawmills Railway (also known as the Mulobezi Railway). Operated on the Mulobezi to Livingstone line. Length 51 4"; width 8'; height 12'.

Details

Category:
Locomotives and Rolling Stock
Object Number:
2005-7445
Measurements:
length: 15646 mm,
height: 3658 mm
width: 2438 mm
type:
steam locomotive and locomotive and rolling stock
credit:
Shepherd, David