South African Class 6F 4-6-0
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The South African Railways Class 6F 4-6-0 of 1900 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Ex CGR 6th Class, SAR Class 6F
H.M. Beatty
Cape Government Railways
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The Cape Government Railways was the government-owned railway operator in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways in 1910.
South African Class 6F 4-6-0
…locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1900, two redesigned 6th Class 4-6-0 steam locomotives were placed in service by the Cape Government Railways. In 1912, when they were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and designated Class 6F. The original 6th Class 4-6-0 passenger…
A photograph of the Port Elizabeth – Uitenhage railway line in 1877
The crest of the now defunct Cape Government Rails as seen in the Cape Town central train station.
Cape Prime Minister John Molteno
Railway construction in the Karoo desert in the late 1870s