The South West African 2-8-0T of 1907 was a steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era.
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GSWA Eight-Coupled Tank 2-8-0T South West African 2-8-0T |
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Eight-coupled tank no. LE 15, c. 1912 |
Type and origin |
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Power type | Steam |
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Designer | Orenstein & Koppel |
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Builder | Orenstein & Koppel |
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Serial number | 1870-1875, 2069-70, 2356-2361, 2731-2734, 3182-3184, 4198-4199 |
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Build date | 1906-1910 |
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Total produced | 23 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 2-8-0T (Consolidation) |
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• UIC | 1'Dnv2t (no. 1-6) 1'Dn2t (all others) |
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Driver | 3rd coupled axle |
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Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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Leading dia. | 27+9⁄16 in (700 mm) |
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Coupled dia. | 39+3⁄8 in (1,000 mm) |
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Wheelbase | 17 ft 8+5⁄8 in (5,401 mm) |
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• Coupled | 11 ft 9+3⁄4 in (3,600 mm) |
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Length:
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• Over couplers | 29 ft 10+1⁄2 in (9,106 mm) |
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• Over beams | 26 ft 3 in (8,001 mm) |
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Height | 11 ft 1+7⁄8 in (3,400 mm) |
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Axle load | 7 LT 8 cwt (7,519 kg) |
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Loco weight | 34 LT 10 cwt (35,050 kg) |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 6 LT 5 cwt (6.4 t) |
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Water cap. | 1,045 imp gal (4,750 L) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Type | Round-top |
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• Grate area | 12.5 sq ft (1.16 m2) |
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Boiler:
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• Pitch | 6 ft 3+3⁄16 in (1,910 mm) |
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• Small tubes | 148: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm) |
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Boiler pressure | 171 psi (1,179 kPa) |
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Heating surface | 697 sq ft (64.8 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two |
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Cylinder size | 14+9⁄16 in (370 mm) bore 19+1⁄16 in (484 mm) stroke |
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High-pressure cylinder | 14+9⁄16 in (370 mm) |
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Low-pressure cylinder | 22+1⁄16 in (560 mm) |
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Valve gear | Heusinger |
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Valve type | D trick-ported slide |
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Couplers | Buffers-and-chain |
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Career |
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Operators | Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn South African Railways |
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Number in class | 14 |
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Numbers | LE 1-18, 20-22, 51-52 |
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Delivered | 1907-1910 |
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First run | 1907 |
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Between 1907 and 1910, the Lüderitzbucht Eisenbahn (Lüderitzbucht Railway) in German South West Africa placed 23 tank locomotives with a 2-8-0 Consolidation type wheel arrangement in service. After the First World War, when all railways in the territory came under the administration of the South African Railways in 1922, four of these locomotives still survived. They were not classified or renumbered but were simply referred to as the Eight-Coupled Tanks.[1][2][3]