South African Class 8B 4-8-0
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The South African Railways Class 8B 4-8-0 of 1903 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal Colony.
CSAR Class 8-L2, SAR Class 8B, at the Waterval Boven tunnel, c. 1912
H.M. Beatty
CSAR no. 441 works picture, with Drummond tubes, SAR no. 1132, c. 1903
CSAR no. 450 with Drummond tubes, SAR no. 1141, c. 1910
The South African type XC1 tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
South African Class 8B 4-8-0
…LT 12 cwt (38,200 kg) Total weight ♠ 98 LT 4 cwt (99,780 kg) ♥ 98 LT 7 cwt (99,930 kg) ♣ 98 LT 13 cwt (100,200 kg) Tender type XF (2-axle bogies) XC, XC1, XD, XE, XE1, XF, XF1, XF2, XJ, XM, XM1, XM2, XM3 permitted Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 6 LT (6.1 t) Water cap. 3,000 imp gal (13,600 L) Firebox…
Type XC1 tender on CGR 6th Class of 1897
Type XC1 with slatted top on SAR Class 6B, c. 1930
Type XC1 with slatted top on Benguela Railway 6th Class, 1972
Type XC1 with sheet-metal top, c. 1970