South African type GT tender
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Type GT tender, 13 June 2009
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The South African type GT tender was a steam locomotive tender.
Type GT tenders entered service in 1929, as tenders to the Class S 0-8-0 shunting steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways in that year.[1][2][3]
Manufacturers
Type GT tenders were built in 1928 by Henschel and Son of Kassel in Germany.[1]
The South African Railways (SAR) placed fourteen Class S shunting locomotives in service in 1929. The engines and tenders were built to the design of Col F.R. Collins DSO, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the SAR, and were initially placed in service in Natal and the Orange Free State, but were soon transferred to several centres around Transvaal.[1][2][3][4]
The tender had a coal capacity of 8 long tons (8.1 tonnes) and a water capacity of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value).. To improve the crew's rearward vision, the top sides of the tender's coal bunker were set inwards and the top of the water tank was rounded. An unusual characteristic for a tender was a frame which extended behind the water tank to form a platform, equipped with handrails for use by shunting crew.[1][4][5]
Classification
Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, a tender classification system was adopted by the SAR and these tenders were designated Type GT.[1][3]
Only the Class S locomotives were delivered new with Type GT tenders, which were numbered for their engines. An oval number plate, bearing the engine number and tender type, was attached to the rear end of the tender.[1][3]
Letter codes
The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it can be coupled. The "G_" tenders could only be used with the Class S locomotives with which they were delivered.[3]
The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_T" tenders had a capacity of between Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[3]
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Class S 362 (0-8-0).jpg
No. 362 at Kimberley, August 1973
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SAR Class S 365 (0-8-0).jpg
No. 365 at Millsite, Krugersdorp, 8 April 1966
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. p. 46.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 South African Railways & Harbours/Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweë en Hawens (15 Aug 1941). Locomotive Diagram Book/Lokomotiefdiagramboek, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge/Spoorwydte, Steam Locomotives/Stoomlokomotiewe. SAR/SAS Mechanical Department/Werktuigkundige Dept. Drawing Office/Tekenkantoor, Pretoria. pp. 6a-7a, 37, 46.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1946). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, Jun 1946. p. 455.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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