Durban Harbour's ''Congella'' of 1902 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-

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. In 1902, the Harbours Department of the Natal Government placed a single saddle-tank locomotive named ''Congella'' in service as dock shunting engine in Durban Harbour.

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In 1898, a Port Advisory Board was established in Durban, consisting of seven members who represented the Colonial Government as well as commercial and municipal entities. The board was responsible for the management, control, improvement, development and maintenance of the facilities at Durban Harbour. Railway operations in the harbour became the responsibility of the Harbours Department of the Government of

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. Harbours Department of the Government of Natal

Manufacturer

In 1902, the Natal Harbours Department placed a single 0-4-0ST locomotive in service at Durban Harbour. It was built by Hudswell, Clarke and Company of

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and was not numbered, but named ''Congella''.

Service

The fate of the locomotive is not known. The engine ''Congella'' was no longer in service at the harbour when the South African Railways and Harbours classification and renumbering scheme was executed in 1912.''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)

References

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