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South African Class NG2 0-4-2ST
The South African Railways Class NG2 0-4-2ST of 1897 was a narrow-gauge steam locomotive from the pre- Union era in Transvaal. Between 1897 and 1901, Arthur Koppel, acting as agent, imported a number of Dickson-built narrow-gauge steam locomotives for mines on the Witwatersrand. In 1915, when an urgent need arose for additional locomotives in German South West Africa during the First World War, two of the locomotives were purchased second-hand by the South African Railways, for use in that territory. They were later classified as Class NG2.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued).'' South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, October 1945. p. 781.Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1947). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued).'' South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dickson Manufacturing Company
Dickson Manufacturing Company was an American manufacturer of boilers, blast furnaces and steam engines used in various industries but most known in railway steam locomotives. The company also designed and constructed steam powered mine cable hoists. It was founded in Scranton, Pennsylvania by Thomas Dickson in 1856. In total, the company produced 1,334 steam locomotives until it was taken over by ALCO in 1901. History Precursor company In 1855, Thomas Dickson, with his brothers John and George, founded an engineering company named Dickson & Company in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. A year later it was moved to the newly incorporated Scranton, Pennsylvania, at the request of George Scranton. Their first major contract was to supply locomotives for a new railroad constructed by the Delaware and Hudson Canal Company. By 1862, business was booming and the company was re-incorporated as the Dickson Manufacturing Company. Formation The company maintained its main offices and shop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Two Foot Gauge Railways In South Africa
In the early 1900s, narrow-gauge railway lines started playing a significant role in South Africa. They facilitated the transport of various agricultural and mineral produce from locations hardly accessible by road. They therefore enabled many communities to become prosperous. These lines featured the largest and most powerful locomotives ever in existence on two-foot-gauge railways worldwide. All two-foot railways were operated isolated from each other. However, this did not prevent standardization and interchangeability of rolling stock and locomotives. The larger railway lines operated their own workshops performing minor to major maintenance and/or repairs. For the purpose of major overhauls and interchangeability, rolling stock could be transported piggyback on Cape gauge rolling stock by means of a special access ramp on the break of gauge at Cape gauge junctions available on most of the two-foot lines. Their decline started in the 1980s, the last commercial line cease ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1897 In South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1897 in South Africa. Incumbents * Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Hercules Robinson then Alfred Milner. * Governor of the Colony of Natal: Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell. * State President of the Orange Free State: Martinus Theunis Steyn. * State President of the South African Republic: Paul Kruger. * Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: John Gordon Sprigg. * Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: ** until 14 February: John Robinson. ** 15 February – 4 October: Harry Escombe. ** starting 4 October: Henry Binns. Events ;April * 21 – Sir Alfred Milner becomes High Commissioner of South Africa and Governor of the Cape Colony. ;May * 5 – Port Elizabeth is flooded. ;December * 30 – The Colony of Natal annexes Zululand. ;Unknown date * Bergville is established in the foothills of the Drakensberg mountains in Natal. * " Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika" ("God ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Railway Locomotives Introduced In 1897
Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the vehicles run on a prepared flat surface, rail vehicles ( rolling stock) are directionally guided by the tracks on which they run. Tracks usually consist of steel rails, installed on sleepers (ties) set in ballast, on which the rolling stock, usually fitted with metal wheels, moves. Other variations are also possible, such as "slab track", in which the rails are fastened to a concrete foundation resting on a prepared subsurface. Rolling stock in a rail transport system generally encounters lower frictional resistance than rubber-tyred road vehicles, so passenger and freight cars (carriages and wagons) can be coupled into longer trains. The operation is carried out by a railway company, providing transport between train stations or freight customer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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