South African Class 12 4-8-2
The South African Railways Class 12 4-8-2 of 1912 was a steam locomotive.
1505 crossing the Great Fish River near Nelland, between Cradock and Cookhouse, 22 April 1981
1494, as built, with a Type MP1 tender and running boards dipping down below the cab
1509 with a Type MT tender, Germiston, 7 April 1979
1499 with a modified Type MP1 tender, Sydenham, 16 April 1979
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-2 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels, eight powered and coupled driving wheels and two trailing wheels. This type of steam locomotive is commonly known as the Mountain type, though the New York Central Railroad used the name Mohawk for their 4-8-2s.
NGR Hendrie D, an early example of a Mountain locomotive
NGR Class D
NGR Class B
CFB 11th Class 4-8-2 No. 401 at Lobito Station, Angola