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The South African Railways Class 25NC 4-8-4 of 1953 was a class of steam locomotives built between 1953 and 1955 for the South African Railways (SAR). The Class 25NC was the non-condensing version of the Class 25 condensing locomotive, of which ninety were placed in service at the same time. Between 1973 and 1980, all but three of the ...
Class 25Nc 3467 (NC added on number plate after conversion) When the Class 25 condensers were converted to Class 25NC non-condensers, their number plates were copied and recast with the additional "NC" for "non-condensing" squeezed in next to the existing "25", which resulted in a lopsided class indication on their plates.
Between 1979 and 1981, the last one of the Class 25NC locomotives, no. 3450, was rebuilt to the sole Class 26 Red Devil. The coal capacity of this locomotive's Type EW1 tender was increased from 18 long tons (18.3 tonnes) to approximately 20 long tons (20.3 tonnes) by raising the bunker sides.
The South African type EW2 tender was a steam locomotive tender.. Type EW2 tenders were rebuilt from Type CZ tenders which had entered service between 1953 and 1955 as steam condensing tenders to the Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives.
Class Imperial classification Type & Voltage First Run SAR Class ES: Bo+Bo: SAR 3 kV DC: 1936 SAR Class ES1: Bo: EE 235 V DC: 1924 SAR Class Exp AC: Bo-Bo: SAR 25 kV AC: 1978 SAR Class 1E & 1ES ...
The South African Railways (SAR) era began in 1910, upon the amalgamation of the three former Colonial railways, the CGR, NGR and Central South African Railways (CSAR). ). Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, most South African tender steam locomotives could be equipped with a variety of different tender types, with different coal and ...
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The South African type CZ tender was a condensing steam locomotive tender.. Type CZ tenders entered service between 1953 and 1955, as tenders to the Class 25 4-8-4 Northern type condensing steam locomotives which entered service on the South African Railways in those years.