The Cape Copper Company 0-6-2 Scotia Class of 1900 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Cape Copper Company 0-6-2 Scotia Class no. 10 Cambria at Ratelpoort, c. 1910
Scotia Class, either no. 9 Hibernia or no. 10 Cambria, sans tender, c. 1901
Scotia Class locomotive being oiled by its driver at Vrieskloof
Scotia Class locomotives at Port Nolloth locomotive sheds
Namaqualand Railway
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The Namaqualand Railway was a 2 ft 6 in narrow gauge railway operating between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Namaqualand region of the former Cape Colony in South Africa. It was originally a mule-dr
Namaqualand 0-6-2 Scotia Class
…as the Scotia Class, they were similar to the earlier Clara Class locomotives, but with shorter boilers, longer fireboxes and larger firegrates. The Namaqualand Railway was constructed between 1869 and 1876 by the Cape Copper Mining Company, restructured as the Cape Copper Company in 1888. The railway from Port Nolloth…
Namaqualand Railway mule train, c. 1876