South African Class 8 4-8-0
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
H.M. Beatty
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
Under the Whyte notation for the classification of steam locomotives, 4-8-0 represents the wheel arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading truck or bogie, eight powered and coupled driving wheels on four axles and no trailing wheels. In North America and in some other countries the type was usually known as the Twelve-wheeler.
The Centipede as built (bottom) and as modified by the B&O Railroad (top)
South Australian Railways T class
QGR C17 class
PLM 4-8-0, without its tender