South African type TJ tender
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Type TJ tender on NGR Class B of 1909
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The South African type TJ tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.
The Type TJ tender first entered service in 1909, as tenders to the first five Class B 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotives, which were acquired by the Natal Government Railways in that year. These locomotives were designated Class 3 on the South African Railways in 1912.[1][2][3]
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Manufacturers
Type TJ tenders were built in 1909 and 1910 by the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) and the Natal Government Railways (NGR).[1]
The NGR placed its first five Class B Mountain type locomotives in service in 1909. The locomotive and tender were designed by NGR Locomotive Superintendent D.A. Hendrie and built by NBL. Known as the Hendrie D, but officially designated Class B on the NGR, it was the first true Mountain type locomotive in the word.[2][3]
The Type TJ first entered service as tenders to these five locomotives. More entered service the following year, as tenders to the 21 NGR Class B Mastodon type locomotives of 1910, known as the Improved Hendrie B, and two NGR Class A Pacific type Hendrie A locomotives, which were built in the Durban workshops of the NGR.[1][2][3][4]
Another 25 Class B Mountain type locomotives entered service on the NGR in 1911, but these were delivered with Type TM tenders, which had a larger coal and water capacity.[3]
Classification
Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, a tender classification system was adopted by the South African Railways (SAR) and these tenders were designated Type TJ.[1][3][5]
In the SAR years, tenders were numbered for the engines they were delivered with. In most cases, an oval number plate, bearing the engine number and tender type, would be attached to the rear end of the tender. During the classification and renumbering of locomotives onto the SAR roster in 1912, no separate classification and renumbering list was published for tenders, which should have been renumbered according to the locomotive renumbering list.[3][5]
In 1912, the SAR grouped and renumbered these NGR Classes A and B locomotives into three separate Classes, according to wheel arrangement. Bearing in mind that tenders could and did migrate between engines, the Type TJ tenders should have been numbered in the number blocks as shown.[1][3][5]
- 1909: NGR Class B 4-8-2 of 1909, SAR Class 3, numbers 1446 to 1450.
- 1910: NGR Class B 4-8-0 of 1910, SAR Class 1A, numbers 1289 to 1309.
- 1910: NGR Class A 4-6-2 of 1910, SAR Class 2C, numbers 765 and 766.
Letter codes
The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it can be coupled. The "T_" tenders could be used with the locomotive classes as shown below, although engine drawbars and intermediate emergency chains had to be replaced or adjusted to suit the target locomotive in some cases.[3]
- NGR Class B 4-8-0 of 1910, SAR Class 1A
- NGR Class A 4-6-2 of 1910, SAR Class 2C
- NGR Class B 4-8-2 of 1909, SAR Class 3
- SAR Class 3B
- SAR Class MC
The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_J" tenders had a capacity of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value)..[3]
A number, when added after the letter code, indicates differences between similar tender types, such as wheelbase or coal bunker capacity.[3]
Modification and rebuilding
Modification
Builder's works pictures of most of these locomotives show them with the original slatted upper sides on the tender. Pictures of most of these locomotives in service, however, show them with a Type TJ tender with built-up sheet-metal sides to the coal bunker.[1][3][4]
Rebuilding
Between 1912 and 1941, probably c. 1930, some Type TJ tenders were rebuilt to Type TL. The rebuilding resulted in a tender with a larger water tank and larger coal bunker. The Type TL had a more modern appearance, with smooth sides all the way to the top.[2][3]
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SAR Class 1A (4-8-0).jpg
Modified Type TJ with sheet-metal top on SAR Class 1A, 1962
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Class 1A no. 1300 & Type TL.jpg
Type TL, rebuilt from Type TJ, on SAR Class 1A, c. 1930
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 2.2 2.3 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. 43.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 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, 43.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
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