South African Class 8 4-8-0
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The South African Railways Class 8 4-8-0 of 1902 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
CGR (Eastern System) 8th Class no. 779 SAR Class 8 no. 1088, East London, c. 1930
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Ex CGR Eastern System no. 778, SAR no. 1087, as built without superheating, c. 1930
Superheated Class 8 with outside admission piston valves at Braamfontein, c. 1930
South African Class 8X 2-8-0
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The South African Railways Class 8X 2-8-0 of 1901 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
South African Class 8 4-8-0
…Chief Locomotive Superintendent of the CGR from 1896 to 1910. They entered service in 1901 and were later to become the South African Railways (SAR) Class 8X. While these first Schenectady and ALCO-built 2-8-0 locomotives were being subjected to exhaustive testing on all types of traffic and under varying…
Ex CGR 8th Class no. 356 SAR Class 8X no. 894
Schenectady works picture of the CGR 8th Class 2-8-0 on a transfer table, 1901
Ex CGR 8th Class 2-8-0 no. 751, reclassified and renumbered to SAR Class 8X no. 882, c. 1930