The South African type MT2 tender was a steam locomotive tender. Type MT2 tenders were modified Type MT tenders with enlarged coal bunkers. The original Type MT tenders entered service on the South African Railways between 1928 and 1945.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. pp. 27, 45.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, 21-21a, 27, 45.

Origin

Type MT tenders were built between 1928 and 1945 by

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as tenders to the Classes 12A, 19B, 19C and 19D Mountain type steam locomotives which were placed in service by the South African Railways during that period.

Rebuilding

Between 1945 and 1948, several of these tenders were reclassified to Type MT2 after being modified to increase their coal capacity by extending the top of the coal bunker rearwards.

Characteristics

The rebuilt tender had a coal capacity which had been increased from to . Its water capacity remained the same.

Classification letters

Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, a tender classification system was adopted by the SAR. The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it could be coupled. The "M_" tenders could be used with the locomotive classes as shown, although engine drawbars and intermediate emergency chains had to be replaced or adjusted to suit the target locomotive in some cases. * Class 12, Class 12A and Class 12B. * Class 14, Class 14A and

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. * Class 15 and Class 15A. * Class 16, Class 16A, Class 16B and Class 16C. *

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, Class 19A, Class 19B, Class 19C and Class 19D. * Class 20. * Class 24. * Class MC1, Class MH and Class MJ. * Class S2. The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_T" tenders had a capacity of between . A number, when added after the letter code, indicates differences between similar tender types, such as function, wheelbase or coal bunker capacity.

References

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