NGR Neilson-Reid
| NGR Neilson-Reid SAR Class E. |
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SAR class E No. 87 |
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| Numbering: | NGR 1-10 SAR: 87-96 |
| Number: | 10 |
| Manufacturer: | Neilson Reid |
| Year of construction (s): | 1904 |
| Retirement: | 1937 |
| Type : | 2'C2 'n2t |
| Gauge : | 1067 mm ( cape track ) |
| Length over coupling: | 9,836 mm |
| Service mass: | 39.8 t |
| Wheel set mass : | 9.1 t |
| Driving wheel diameter: | 991 mm |
| Cylinder diameter: | 381 mm |
| Piston stroke: | 559 mm |
| Boiler overpressure: | 110.2 N / cm² |
| Grate area: | 1.18 m² |
| Train brake: | Suction air brake |
The Natal Government Railways (NGR) vehicles, named after their manufacturer as Neilson-Reid , were tank locomotives with a 2'C2 ' wheel arrangement. There were intensified further developments of a K and S type locomotive that had been converted to the same wheel arrangement .
Ten copies were built by Neilson Reid in 1904 . The locomotives were intended for use on the branch line to Richmond and on the south coast line from Durban .
The South African Railways (SAR) took over all ten locomotives in 1910 as Class E with the numbers 87 to 96. They were retired by 1937; last they were used in shunting in the Cape Province . No copy has survived.
literature
- Leith Paxton, David Bourne: Locomotives of the South African Railways. A Concise Guide. C. Strui (Pty) Ltd., Cape Town 1985, ISBN 0-86977-211-2 .
Web links
- Photography and technical data (English)