South African Class D 2-6-4T
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The South African Railways Class D 2-6-4T of 1898 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in Transvaal.
PPR 55 Tonner 2-6-4T NZASM 55 Tonner 2-6-4T IMR 55 Tonner 2-6-4T CSAR Class D 2-6-4T South African Class D 2-6-4T | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway no. 1 President Kruger, CSAR Class D no. 209, SAR Class D no. 56 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Between 1898 and 1900, the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway placed six 55 Tonner 2-6-4T "Adriatic" type tank steam locomotives in service. During the Second Boer War, the Transvaal government took possession of the railway and it was operated as part of the Netherlands-South African Railway Company, until the Imperial Military Railways took over all railway operations in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.[1][2]
At the end of the war, these locomotives were taken onto the roster of the Central South African Railways, renumbered and designated Class D. In 1912, when these engines were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered once again, but retained their Class D classification.[1][2][3]