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The South African Railways Class C2 4-6-4T of 1896 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 1896 one of them was rebuilt to a locomotive and in 1912, when it was assimilated into the South African Railways, this locomotive was renumbered and reclassified to the sole .〔Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 7, 11, 13, 20 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)〕 ==Manufacturers== The Natal Government Railways (NGR) Class G tank locomotives, sometimes 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 1896 George William Reid, who was appointed as Locomotive Superintendent of the NGR on 1 July 1893, rebuilt one of the Stephenson batch of 1882, number 21, to a wheel arrangement for use in shuttle service on the South Coast line. At the time there were no turntables or triangles available on this line and the modification was made to enable the locomotive to run equally well in either direction. The NGR later renumbered this locomotive to 39, 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 and 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 into the first known Baltic locomotive in the world resulted in a heavier locomotive, with its weight increased from to . It had an 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 . The operating pressure of its boiler was 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 C2 4-6-4T」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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