NZASM 18 Tonner 0-6-0ST
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The NZASM 18 Tonner 0-6-0ST of 1890 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal.
NZASM no. 13, Delagoa Bay Railway no. 57
18 Tonner at work during the construction of the Brinkspruit bridge
The Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-0T of 1859 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope,and the first locomotive to arrive in South Africa.
NZASM 18 Tonner 0-6-0ST
…valve gear were placed between the plate frames and hidden from view by the wheels, which were coupled with external connecting rods. Together with the Cape Town Railway & Dock's Blackie of 1859, these were the only two-cylinder locomotives with an inside cylinder and valve gear arrangement to see service in South Africa. There were…
The engine Blackie plinthed at Cape Town station, 16 February 2007
William Dabbs
Turning the first sod, in the rain
The engine Blackie as 0-4-0T, running across the Salt River, c. September 1861