The Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class of 1890 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Quick Facts Type and origin, Power type ...
Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class |
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Cape Copper Company no. 4 Clara, c. 1890 |
Type and origin |
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♠ - Clara, Marie & James Kitson ♥ - Albion | Power type | Steam |
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Designer | Kitson and Company |
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Builder | Kitson and Company |
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Serial number | ♠ T246, T258, T261 ♥ T287 |
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Build date | 1890-1898 |
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Specifications |
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Configuration:
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• Whyte | 0-6-2 (Branchliner) |
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• UIC | C1'n2 |
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Driver | 2nd coupled axle |
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Gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Namaqualand |
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Coupled dia. | 36 in (914 mm) |
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Wheelbase: | |
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• Engine | 11 ft 3 in (3,429 mm) |
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• Coupled | 6 ft 3 in (1,905 mm) |
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Loco weight | 22 LT 12 cwt (22,960 kg) |
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Tender weight | 11 LT (11,180 kg) |
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Total weight | 33 LT 12 cwt (34,140 kg) |
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Tender type | 2-axle |
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Fuel type | Coal |
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Fuel capacity | 2 LT (2.0 t) as built 3 LT (3.0 t) modified |
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Water cap. | 1,000 imp gal (4,550 L) |
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Firebox: | |
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• Type | Round-top |
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• Grate area | ♠ 11.5 sq ft (1.07 m2) ♥ 13.6 sq ft (1.26 m2) |
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Boiler:
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• Diameter | ♠♥ 3 ft 8 in (1,118 mm) |
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• Tube plates | ♠ 9 ft 1+1⁄4 in (2,775 mm) ♥8 ft 3+1⁄2 in (2,527 mm) |
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• Small tubes | ♠ 136: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm) ♥ 132: 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm) |
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Boiler pressure | 150 psi (1,034 kPa) |
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Heating surface: | |
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• Firebox | ♠ 4 ft 2 in (1,270 mm) long 3 ft 9+5⁄16 in (1,151 mm) wide 58 sq ft (5.4 m2) ♥ 4 ft 11 in (1,499 mm) long 3 ft 9+5⁄16 in (1,151 mm) wide 61.6 sq ft (5.72 m2) |
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• Tubes | ♠ 559 sq ft (51.9 m2) ♥ 521.4 sq ft (48.44 m2) |
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• Total surface | ♠ 617 sq ft (57.3 m2) ♥ 583 sq ft (54.2 m2) |
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Cylinders | Two |
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Cylinder size | 14 in (356 mm) bore 21 in (533 mm) stroke |
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Valve gear | J. Hawthorn-Kitson |
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Couplers | Buffers-and-chain |
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Operators | Cape Copper Company South African Copper Company O'okiep Copper Company |
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Number in class | 4 |
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Numbers | 4-7 |
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Official name | Clara, Marie, James Kitson, Albion |
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Delivered | 1890-1898 |
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First run | 1890 |
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Between 1890 and 1898, four tender locomotives with a 0-6-2 wheel arrangement were placed in service by the Cape Copper Company on its two-foot six-inch gauge Namaqualand Railway between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Cape of Good Hope. Acquired to meet the traffic needs of the upper mountainous section of the railway, they became known as the Mountain type. The first three of these locomotives were later described as the Clara Class, while the fourth was included in this Class by some and included in the subsequent Scotia Class by others.[1]