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The South African type MP tender was a steam locomotive tender. Type MP tenders entered service in 1929, as tenders to the Class 19A 4-8-2 Mountain type branch line steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways in that year.
In 1860, the Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 of the Cape Town-Wellington Railway was the first tender locomotive type to enter mainline service in South Africa. The first of these came ashore in Cape Town on 20 March of that year. It had a small two-axle tender with a 1,250 imperial gallons (5,680 litres) water capacity. [8]
New Cape Central Railway 7th Class of 1899, SAR Class 7E. New Cape Central Railway 7th Class of 1913, SAR Class 7F. The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_E" tenders had a capacity of between 2,800 and 2,855 imperial gallons (12,730 and 12,980 litres; 3,363 and 3,429 US gallons). [2]
The South African type ZA tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. The Type ZA tender entered service in 1892, as tenders to the first batch of 7th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotives to be acquired by the Cape Government Railways .
The South African type XD tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. The Type XD tender first entered service in 1901, as tenders to the British-built of the three versions of 6th Class 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type steam locomotive which were acquired by the Cape Government Railways in that year. These ...
The South African type YB tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. The Type YB tender entered service in 1893, as tenders to the first 6th Class 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type steam locomotives to be acquired by the Cape Government Railways. These locomotives were designated Class 6 on the South African ...
Type MY tenders were built in 1949 by the North British Locomotive Company. [1]The Class 24 2-8-4 Berkshire type steam locomotive was designed by Dr. M.M. Loubser, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the South African Railways (SAR) from 1939 to 1949, to replace the old Classes 6, 7 and 8 locomotives in branchline service on light rail in South Africa and especially in South West Africa.
The South African type WG tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. Type WG tenders first entered service in 1901, as tenders to the 8th Class 2-8-0 Consolidation type steam locomotives which were acquired by the Cape Government Railways in 1901 and 1902. These locomotives were designated Class 8X on ...