The south west african class hd 282 of 1912 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive from the german south west africa era in 1912, the german administration in german south west africa acquired three class hd tender locomotives with a 282 mikado type wheel arrangement, for lease to the otavi mining and railway company to use on the line from swakopmund to karibib. Rail track and associated equipment for use underground in mines guidance on selection, installation and maintenance contents status of document 3 introduction 4 some basic principles 4 what the guidance covers 4 who the guidance is for 4 the legal framework 4 components of rail track 5 rails 5. Rail transport refers to the transportation of various commodities, goods and services traded as cargo and freight within south africa and out of south africa for export to the other southern african communities sadc region, the rest of africa and other continents of the world. May 09, 20 please help these locomotives will be cut up for scrap metal if somebody dont save them 10520 they are situated in south africa in mosselbay. Southern railway locomotive drawings composite list roll. Conversely, events in south africa and its neighbours over the years had a huge influence on the development of railways. It is the custodian of the extensive metrocammell drawing collection as well as smaller collections from various other sources, including derby museum, bob essery, jack. They were the first of hendries designs to have superheaters and, as a result, piston. Red devil restoration final steam test and transfer.
This pdf is formatted to print on your home printer. Mostly for railway rolling stock, they cover the period from 1840s to the 1980s. This locomotive, number 3007, was built in 194445 in glasgow as part of an. A new era dawns the first fifteen years of the south. Locomotives of the south african railways published by struik in 1985 authors. This has really helped a lot of people build their own live steam locomotives in pretty much any gauge. In 1935, the south african railways placed six class 16e steam locomotives with a 462 pacific type wheel arrangement in express passenger train service. African railways systems is a specialised rail company currently operating in southern africa. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. The south african class 15c 482 of 1925 is a south african steam locomotive from the south african railways era.
Download pdf magazines and ebook free usa, uk, australia. Map of train routes in southern africa, including south africa, botswana, zimbabwe, mozambique, zambia, tanzania, kenya and namibia. Stay steam locomotives for sale south africa train model. Sar south african railways steam drawings, resources. Locomotives and rail cars publication its08 march 2011 control no. There are plans to reopen the branch from accra to. The official site for rovos rail tours luxury trains. In south africa, two class ng g16 narrow gauge garratt locomotives of the alfred.
The first railways south of the sahara were built in south africa in the 1860s and. South african garratt locomotive photo index gb to go, rr garratts, ing l d porta updated 03112010. It is, perhaps, not to difficult to guess the real identity of writer rooinek. Between 1937 and 1949, the south african railways placed 235 class 19d steam locomotives with a 482 mountain type wheel arrangement in service. The growth is driven by a fast growing demographic and a largescale. South african railways class 32042 diesel locomotive youtube. Another ten locomotives were ordered and delivered a year later. The latest new and updated items may be viewed on the featured drawings page. There are seven principal locomotive manufacturers and five major rail car car manufacturers in the united states. The big fiery giant voice of south africas heritage. The south african railways class 26 484 of 1981, popularly known as the red devil, is a. Rail freight volumes are projected to increase from 200 million tons to 350 million tons. Physical relief map of the union of south africa download. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Handbook on the steam locomotive south african railway. The first track for steampowered locomotives was a line of about 3. The rebuilding took place at the salt river works in cape town and was based on the principles developed by argentinian mechanical. Language watch edit in south africa, as elsewhere in the world, the railways played a huge part in development and growth on nearly all terrains in the country. Here is one picture of every south african diesel locomotive ive ever photographed, a to z by loco number, and here and there the same loco in a different paint scheme. South africa s railway system is set to flourish under a boost of record investment aimed at turning the country into a key player in the global freight industry. Train drawings sue lawrence locomotives, mainline, suburban coaches, electric vanscoaches, wagons, rhodesian railways. In 1930, the south african railways placed fourteen class 19b steam locomotives with a 482 mountain type wheel arrangement in service.
It includes locomotives from all original operators. South africas r600 million train blunder businesstech. Generally speaking too, its rich natural resources and extensive agricultural and pastoral areas. Railway country although the south african interior is generally highlying, it is traversable, but it is largely separated from the coastline by a high, mountainous escarpment. Bespoke train safaris for charter, private functions, corporate tours, incentives, launches and events in the comfort of rovos rail s topquality service. Electric locomotive maintenance personnel, apprentices or others responsible for the repair of static excitation locomotives. In 1928 the south african railways placed six class 16da steam locomotives with a 462 pacific type wheel arrangement in passenger train service. For larger parts of the plan, you will see break lines.
This locomotive was one of 204 of its type built in glasgow for the south african railways. The first ten of ninetyfive 3 kv dc and 25 kv ac dual voltage class 20e electric locomotives for transnet freight rail were built in china by zhuzhou electric locomotive company, a subsidiary of the china south locomotive and rolling stock corporation csr, chinas leading train manufacturer. In 1962 a group of steam train enthusiasts formed the. Sar class ga garratt locomotive steam locomotives of the south african railways the stage was set and the first tests were carried out under the direction of an enthusiastic young locomotive engineer, by the name w. All the locomotives could be configured as either a class gma branch line or a class gmam mainline engine. South african railways magnificent steam locomotives. May 09, 2009 south african railways class 32042 diesel locomotive. By 1990 most of the subsaharan african railways were in virtual bankruptcy, requiring permanent cash injection and large investments in infrastructure and rol ling stock. South african railways stock photos and images 123rf. Dieselelectric locomotives of transnet freight rail and the passenger rail agency of south africa, the former south african railways, later spoornet. Shosholoza meyl trains travel on rail routes johannesburg, cape town, durban, port elizabeth, east london on. The south african railways class 16e 462 of 1935 was a steam locomotive. Comazar to sheltam, originally a locomotive leasing company based in south africa.
Americas railroads dressed their locomotives in red, white and blue to celebrate the bicentennial. All major cities are connected by rail, and south africa s railway system is the most highly developed in africa. South african model railway to be proud of model train help. Over the past few weeks peter ball has traced the history of southern african railways up until 1910. May 06, 2016 south african model railway to be proud of peter field from pietermarizburg south africa sent in an update of his model railway to share with readers. Rail transport and the economic competitiveness of south. The south african railways class 26 484 of 1981, popularly known as the red devil, is a 484 steam locomotive which was rebuilt from a class 25nc locomotive by mechanical engineer david wardale from england while in the employ of the south african railways. Theres a more detailed map of train routes within south africa on the south africa page. Media in category south african locomotive number plates the following 174 files are in this category, out of 174 total. South africas red devil rooinek describes extensive modifications to improve performance of a south african railways class 25nc 484 steam locomotive. As usual, all drawings and photographs are from the tfr heritage library records, unless otherwise indicated. Mar 18, 2012 sar steam sar steam downloadable resources.
This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in south africa. This publication contained quite a lot of information on railways in south africa. Each phelophepa train has 19 coaches and offers services through the following clinics. Southern african trains south african narrow gauge index south african narrow gauge railway photos index. In the light of the large amount of projects and master plans.
As a result of the gradual withdrawal of steam locomotives from service, many of which had been employed as shunting engines, and in addition to the classes 36000 and 36200 dieselelectric locomotives, a growing need arose for a modern electric shunting locomotive for the south african railways sar, especially for use in yards in the large 3 kv dc electrified centres where. It is the custodian of the extensive metrocammell drawing collection as well as smaller. Looking up along the layout at the bottom is the farming area, middle are the factories and top end of the board is the village. Passenger rail agency of south africa prasa, eskom and transnet. Table of contents vidrail producers of south african. Locomotive number plate south african railways, 1925. Rail transport in south africa is an important element of the countrys transport infrastructure. A detailed enginemans handbook by the south african railway. Welcome to sar steam, your online resource for everything pertaining to south african railways steam. Media in category steam locomotive tenders of south africa the following 48 files are in this category, out of 48 total. The sar was established in 1910, amalgamating the natal govt. Steam locomotive drawings and railway plans open data certificate awarded this dataset was compiled from record series relating to steam locomotive drawings, series 17695, and to railway plans and sections, series 17676 and series 17692, as kept by the railway department, now queensland rail, during the period 1864 to 1999. The 27 locomotives, which belonged to south african national rail and steam museum, a nonprofit preservation group, were gifts from the former south african railways and various mining houses and industries that had once used them on their private railways. Cmd models south african railways, johannesburg, gauteng.
Locomotive number plate gd series, number 2230, from a south african railways, 260 and 062 beyer garrat steam locomotive. Welcome to the south african railways magnificent steam locomotives group here you will find some of the finest steam locomotives ever produced in one of the largest collections of photographs on. African railway systems sourcing of railway coaches. South african railways magnificent steam locomotives public. The south african railways class 19d 482 of 1937 was a steam locomotive. As some of you may know, i have been selling mechanical locomotive drawings and ebooks for quite a few years. Jul 05, 2015 south african railways officials imported brand new locomotives from europe worth hundreds of millions of rand despite explicit warnings that the. Rail track and associated equipment for use underground in. The south african railways class 3b 482 of 1912 was a steam locomotive.
Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Emdgp38 static excitation locomotive maintenanceelectrical. Between 1951 and 1955, 33 more were built for other operators like the rhodesia and angolan railways and the nkana and wankie. His test report was forthright and made it plain that the beyergarratt was superior in all regards. Narrow gauge train photos and information in southern africa. These, ex queensland railways locomotives, comprised the following. The only thing that has always let me down has been the postal system, and. South african model railway kits from worsley works designers and producers of quality etched brass model railway kits. South african railways sar steam drawings downloads, photographs, ebooks and much much more. Eight more were placed in service in 1929, and another six in 1930. Here is one picture of every south african electric locomotive ive ever photographed, a to z by loco number, and here and there the same loco in a different paint scheme. This is a gallery of dieselelectric, dieselhydraulic and electrodiesel locomotives of transnet freight rail and the passenger rail agency of south africa the. As a number of you can recognise, i have been promoting mechanical locomotive drawings and ebooks for pretty a few years. South african railways class gea garratt no 4023 on.
The general manager, south african railways public relations department. In 1925 the south african railways placed two americanbuilt class 15c steam locomotives with a 482 mountain type wheel arrangement in service. The company was established in the late 90s when we realised there was a demand to supply services that could revitalise rundown rail networks in africa. We invite you to celebrate our 30th birthday with us through our special promotions on selected departures from may to december 2019. Results of railway privatization in africa world bank documents. Electric locomotives of transnet freight rail and the passenger rail agency of south africa, the former south african railways, later spoornet. Line up the break lines to create the larger piece. One of them was later reboilered and reclassified to class 19br. South african steam locomotives scrapped following damage. This page is for all fans of north british locomotives.
Shosholoza meyl railways south africa south african railways. Shosholoza meyl offers dedicated safe long distance passenger train travel services in south africa on economy sleeper class trains and deluxe sleeper class trains. Going back before union in 1910, the obsolete motive power of the central south african railways csar, natal and cape governments railways ngr and cgr respectively and the transvaal railways nzasm also feature, since many of the steam locomotive classes from these administrations no longer existed after the sar was formed in 1910. Rail infrastructure in africa african development bank. Here are 5 more of my bicentennial locomotive drawings including the conrail 5 hand drawn bicentennial drawings by andy fletcher second i am a railroad artist, railfan, speaker and advocate for railroads and freightrail. Rail infrastructure in africa iv rai infrat ructure in africa v amadou oumarou director transport, urban development and ict department africa is currently experiencing an unprecedented economic recovery, with strong growth projections over the next three to four decades. Steam locomotive drawings and railway plans open data. Andre kritzingersouth african diesel locomotives wikimedia. Please contact student services for individual lesson and textbook pricing. Table of contents abbreviations employed in text classes 16 to 16e. South african steam train locomotive photo index class 1 to 26, a, b, h2, s1, s2, zasm, reefsteamers, outeniqua chootjoe, miscellaneous steam. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south africa.
Trains and rail in south and southern africa and a bit of international rail mixed in. On the 31st may 1910 the act of union created south africa as one country, formed by the coming together of the four colonies of the cape. Emdgp38 static excitation locomotive maintenanceelectrical enrolled students may take individual lessons. It is clear from the excellent drawings that peter has a keen interest in locomotives manufactured by beyer peacock. Sar 3016 south african railways steam 482 at bethlehem, south africa by john west see more online railroad photo database, featuring over highquality photographs of trains, railroads, plus discussion forums, and more. The south african class 16da 462 of 1928 is a south african steam locomotive from the south african railways era. This article first appeared in issue 963 of railway magazine, july 1981. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south. In this installment of the series he looks at various aspects of building and running one of the largest state run railways in the world. Transnet was able to touch the lives of more than 400 connectivity with southern african railways to support regional 000 people in eight of south africa s nine provinces excluding gauteng.
Click, john g archive list national railway museum. List of south african locomotive classes wikipedia. South african electric locomotive photo index class 1e to 18e, emus, miscellaneous electric. Plans, notes and test results of berkeley mechanical stoker, crosti boiler.
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