South African Class H2 4-8-2T
The South African Railways Class H2 4-8-2T of 1909 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. Between 1899 and 1903, the Natal Government Railways placed 101 4-10-2T tank steam locomotives in service. By 1910, five of them had been converted to a 4-8-2T wheel arrangement and in 1912, when the South African Railways classification and renumbering of locomotives took place, these five were designated Class H2.
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South African Class H2 4-8-2T
The South African Railways Class H2 4-8-2T of 1909 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. Between 1899 and 1903, the Natal Government Railways placed 101 4-10-2T tank steam locomotives in service. By 1910, five of them had been converted to a 4-8-2T wheel arrangement and in 1912, when the South African Railways classification and renumbering of locomotives took place, these five were designated Class H2.
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30,488,598
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NGR Reid Tenwheeler
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Ex NGR Class C 4-10-2T no. 157
Ex SAR Class H 4-10-2T no. 240
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NGR 170, 173, 175, 217 & 240
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The leading coupled axle had flangeless wheels
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Natal Government Railways
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NGR Class C, SAR Class H2
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Dübs 4047, 4060, 4063, 4117, 4271, 4273, 4315, 4325
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South African Class H2 4-8-2T
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NGR Class C 4-8-2T
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South African Class H2 4-8-2T
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