On the two foot gauge lines in South Africa, several successive classes of Garratts were made, of which the NG G16 became the most powerful steam locomotive ever built for the gauge. A 2-8-2+2-8-2 based on the South African Railways GE class was constructed on 3ft6in (1,067mm) gauge for West Africa and Rhodesia, while a heavier class of 4-8-2+2-8-4 was constructed for East African Railways. Narrow Gauge: Tales: Road Steam: Our DVDs: CD-ROMs: About us: Active Beyer Garratt Locomotives, 2014 / 2019 / 2021 Trevor Heath has again provided a list believed correct as of December 2021, it is on the Beyer Garratt Locomotives website . [1][2], The success of the Class NG G13 narrow gauge Garratts that were introduced by the South African Railways (SAR) in 1927 led to a decision that any additional narrow gauge articulated locomotives would be of the same design. Beyer, Peacock constructed the largest steam locomotive built in Europe, a 4-8-2+2-8-4 for the USSR, works order number 1176, in 1932. Traffic grew to require up to 7 trains a day each way by the mid-1920s. K1 was purchased by Beyer, Peacock in 1947 for their museum. They entered service in 1929. Notable locomotives was the last remaining Australian Standard Garratt and the narrow gauge Clyde-GM G-8 numbered D1. The line was truncated to Platina in 1944 then to Erica in 1952, before finally closing in 1954. NG155 in 1990, were reclassified to Class NG G16A. Three types of Garratt were supplied for war service on the BAR: ten MWGL class 2-8-0+0-8-2 locomotives; twelve MWGH 2-8-2+2-8-2 locomotives; and 18 MWGX class 4-8-2+2-8-4 War Department standard light Garratts. [citation needed], Seventy Garratts were constructed by Beyer, Peacock for the War Department, to three standard designs. Directory of UK railways, large links page and articles on worldwide narrow gage railroads ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock Garratt at Waunfawr These are Cockerill-built no. Books about Garratt Locomotives. Fawcett, B. On display in excellent cosmetic condition. Sudan operated at least one 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt. NG140, is used as a source of spare parts while four locomotives, Cockerill-built no. New South Wales Government Railways introduced the 4-8-4+4-8-4 AD60 Garratt in 1952, built by Beyer, Peacock. By the 1930s this had been reduced to a weekly goods service, and stayed at this level until the railway closed. The AD60 weighed 265 tonnes, with a 16-tonne axle loading. To assist in handling the longer, heavier trains, the Victorian Railways ordered two larger, more powerful Beyer Garratt locomotives. Later some 31ft 4in (9,550mm) side opening carriages were built to cope with increasing traffic. The line did pick up significant traffic from sawmills in the area, some of which had their own sidings. NG141 in 1989 and no. [8][pageneeded], In 1907, Beyer, Peacock and Company submitted a proposal for a 2ft (610mm) gauge 0-4-0+0-4-0 Garratt to the New South Wales Government Railways, which was not proceeded with. [30] They were followed by 31 locomotives transferred from India for War Department service: ten 2-8-0+0-8-2 locomotives, class GB (ex-Indian class MWGL); twelve 2-8-2+2-8-2 locomotives of class GC (ex-Indian class MWGH); and nine 4-8-2+2-8-4 locomotives of class GD (ex-Indian class MWGX). Traffic demands on other narrow-gauge lines sometimes required the G14 to take up the slack. While the tramway used the same gauge as the railway, there was no physical connection, timber being transhipped by hand. "K1" was the world's first Beyer-Garratt locomotive. [citation needed], In September 2018, South Eastern Zone of Indian Railways made a successful trial run of a Beyer-Garratt numbered 811 from Kharagpur. Numbers 1 and 2: 2-6-0/0-6-2 Beyer Peacock Garratt acquired new in 1936/38. Sold to Sandstone in 2002. [7] The class GH and class U Union Garratts of the South African Railways were examples. Accucraft AC78 801. Back in operation as of February 2020. "The Ultimate Steam Page P. Girdlestone", "Alfred County Railway 2-6-2+2-6-2 NG G16A Garratts 141 & 155", Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, South African locomotive numbering and classification, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_African_Class_NG_G16_2-6-2%2B2-6-2&oldid=1130989940, Preserved narrow gauge steam locomotives of Great Britain, Short description is different from Wikidata, Use South African English from November 2013, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Articles with unsourced statements from April 2021, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, NG85-NG88, NG109-NG116, NG125-NG131, NG137-NG143, NG149-NG156. The bogie design is a significant mechanical difference between the NG/G13 and . [1][2][7], The Hunslet-Taylor locomotives, numbers NG149 to NG156, were placed in service on the Harding and Donnybrook branches in Natal in 1968. Caption 4. 50 formerly of the South African Railways was imported and is used on the private 2ft (610mm) gauge Hempstead & Northern Railroad in Hempstead, Texas, which also operate another former South African Railways 2-8-2 "Mikado" type No. The last steam locomotive built for the South African Railways. Many went to Zambia Railways in 1967 when Rhodesia Railways surrendered the lines in Zambia to its government. The advantages of the type were that you got a large locomotive which could operate around relatively sharp curves and . And despite originating the traffic, the lines were only credited with a portion of the freight charge. They were withdrawn in the 1950s due to the rapid decline in freight traffic caused by the increasing competition from road transport.[51]. One each of the supplied locos and the parts kits was a simple loco, and the other a compound. He then approached Beyer, Peacock & Company, which were only marginally more interested. More pictures on the Patons County Photos page: NGG11-55 - Estcourt - TH-NGG11-55 - Estcourt - TH NGG11-55 - Port Elizabeth - JL - (KSC) . The South African built 16A power units were cut up at Paddock October 2017. Ownership transferred to Paddock Motors (Derick Classen) after a court case to resolve unpaid storage fees. Primary source material. [1][2], The Beyer, Peacock locomotives ordered by the SAR, numbers NG109 to NG116 and NG125 to NG131, were shared more or less equally between the Natal and Langkloof lines. Duebielle Sar South Africa Gmam 4121 Garratt Steam Locomotive . The Union Garratt did not enjoy the success of the standard Garratt. It was closed by South African Railways in 1986 and then leased to the Alfred County Railway, which went bankrupt in 2004.The Banana Express continued under Patons Country Narrow Gauge Railway operations, having a temporary permit from Transnet and ceased operations in 2005. A narrow gauge Garratt type locomotive. [5] Garratts operating at higher speeds had one advantage over the Mallet design on account of the geometry of the design. KUR: Kenya Uganda Railways. [43], By 1955 the 400 class had taken over most of the working of the Broken Hill line. The Compania Minera de Sierra Minera also bought a pair of metre-gauge 2-6-2+2-6-2s in 1930. [15], The third Garratt (another 0-4-0+0-4-0, like the first two) was built in 1910 for the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway and given the class letter "D". [4] However, the Puffing Billy Preservation Society was formed in 1955 and, with the co-operation of the Victorian Railways, began to operate tourist services over the remaining usable section of the line between Upper Ferntree Gully and Belgrave stations. It has been made operational again since November 2015. Out of service waiting for a general overhaul and replacement boiler (September 2022). The Port Shepstone-Harding line was operated from 1911 to 2006, and is 122 kilometres (76 mi) long. A further advantage is that the firebox and ashpan are not restricted in dimensions by running gear; the ashpan can have much larger capacity than on a normal locomotive, allowing longer continuous runs without needing to stop and empty the ashpan to clear combustion products from the grate. In terms of a prior agreement between the SAR and the Tsumeb Copper Corporation, the SAR would purchase any narrow gauge locomotives that would become redundant should the re-gauging of the SWA system take place. Likewise in Zimbabwe 20th class 730 and 740 were held in operating condition until 2004. They operated as oil-burners, with provision for a mechanical stoker to be installed if converted to burn coal. Class: 400. This design was slightly different in that the coal bunker was located on the boiler frame and both machines only holding the watertanks. As normal wagons were unsuitable for moving these locomotives a special skeletal wagon was built. In addition to the 80 acquired Garratts, East African Railways operated 63 that it purchased new between 1954 and 1956, making a total of 143. The locomotive is a fictional resin and modification by evilcro. Except with oil firing, one cannot put the cab in front. The broad-gauge WT was a 2-8-4T tank loco built for the busy and heavy suburban trains around Calcutta, before those lines were electrified. Beyer-Peacock had stopped building steam locomotives after the last batch of Class NG G16 in 1958 and by 1968 they were in the process of closing the business altogether. Moved from Paddock to Ixopo by December 2015 with the power units off 149. Narrow Gauge Garratt Locomotive Photos NGG16-126 to NGG16-156: Updated 04-01-2008: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Photos NG6-106 to NG15-124: Updated 12-07-2006: Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotives Photos NG15-132 to NG15-148: Updated 10-08-2009: Narrow Gauge Steam Miscellaneous Locomotive Photos: There was only one lineside industry, a dairy at Moyhu, and the majority of stations were nameboards at road crossings. [2], The Cockerill locomotives, numbers NG85 to NG88, remained in Natal for most of their service lives. 60 arrived via a low-loader back in July 2017 . Buy Plastic Narrow Gauge Model Railway Locomotives and get the best deals at the lowest prices on eBay! Back in operation by April 2019 after a boiler retube. A heritage service is planned and scheduled to start from the upcoming festival season.[62]. The two locomotives which received this treatment, no. [9][10][11], Since withdrawal from SAR service, some locomotives were sold to foreign railways and into private hands and restored to operational condition, while others ended up in various degrees of preservation ranging across the spectrum from running order to staging to total abandonment. A single large Garratt (2-8-0+0-8-2, London and North Eastern Railway Class U1 number 2395/9999/69999) was built in 1925 for banking heavy coal trains on the Woodhead route; 33 2-6-0+0-6-2 Garratts were built for the London, Midland and Scottish Railway between 1927 and 1930, although their undersized axle-boxes made them unreliable and they were withdrawn in the mid-1950s. Railway officials opposed them, citing the inconvenience and expense of a break-of-gauge. The two engines were classified as G class, numbered G41 and G42; the latter engine has been restored. 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