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The South African Railways Class C1 4-6-2T of 1901 is a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. Between 1879 and 1885 the Natal Government Railways placed thirty-seven tank steam locomotives in service. In 1901 one of them was rebuilt to a Pacific type locomotive and in 1912, when it was assimilated into the South African Railways, it was renumbered and reclassified to Class C1. During 1912 four more of these locomotives were built by the South African Railways from surplus material in the Durban workshops.〔Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 7, 11, 13, 19 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)〕 ==Manufacturers== The Natal Government Railways (NGR) Class G tank locomotives, initially known as the K&S Class after their builders, Kitson and Stephenson, were delivered between 1879 and 1884. They had plate frames and used Stephenson valve gear.〔〔 In 1901 G.W. Reid, who was appointed as Locomotive Superintendent of the NGR on 1 July 1893, rebuilt one of the Kitson batch of 1882, number 25, to a Pacific type wheel arrangement. The NGR later renumbered this locomotive to 38, but it remained known as a K&S type in NGR service until a classification system was introduced at some stage between 1904 and 1908, when it was designated the NGR Class H.〔〔〔''The Railway Report for year ending 31 Dec. 1908'', Natal Government Railways, p. 39, par 14.〕〔NGR appointment dates - W. Milne & G.W. Reid〕 The rebuilding resulted in a heavier locomotive, with its weight increased from to . It had a longer wheelbase and was longer over the buffers. A larger coal bunker increased its fuel carrying capacity from to and larger water tanks increased its capacity from . It was also equipped with a larger boiler, with the operating pressure reduced from .〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「South African Class C1 4-6-2T」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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