Bulawayo Railway Museum
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Bulawayo Railway Museum is a railway museum located at Bulawayo railway station in Zimbabwe that houses several exhibitions on the history of the railway system in Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia. Its old
Steam locomotives at the museum in 1990
Garratt locomotive
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A Garratt locomotive is a type of three-part articulated steam locomotive invented by the engineer Herbert William Garratt. Its boiler, firebox, and cab are mounted on a centre frame or "bridge". The
The Garratt with the highest tractive effort in the world was the East African Railways 59 class. Its tractive effort of 83,350 pounds was twice that of a British Railways class 9F 2-10-0
South African Union Garratt
A builder's photo of the K1 locomotive (Tasmanian Government Railways K class), the first Garratt locomotive
Works drawing of K1