# CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1898

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Class of 6 South African 4-4-0 locomotives

This article is about one of several different Cape Government Railways locomotive types to be designated "3rd Class". For the others, see [Cape Government Railways 3rd Class locomotives](/source/Cape_Government_Railways_3rd_Class_locomotives).

CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 1898 South African Class 03 4-4-0 1898 Works picture of a 3rd Class Wynberg Tender of 1898 Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Cape Government Railways (H.M. Beatty) Builder Neilson and Company Serial number 5282-5287 Build date 1898 Total produced 6 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 4-4-0 (American) • UIC 2'Bn2 Driver 1st coupled axle Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Leading dia. 28+1⁄2 in (724 mm) Coupled dia. 54 in (1,372 mm) Tender wheels 37 in (940 mm) Wheelbase 39 ft 9+1⁄8 in (12,119 mm) ​ • Engine 18 ft 8+3⁄4 in (5,709 mm) • Leading 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) • Coupled 7 ft (2,134 mm) • Tender 10 ft (3,048 mm) Length: ​ • Over couplers 47 ft 10+1⁄4 in (14,586 mm) Height 12 ft 8 in (3,861 mm) Axle load 12 LT 19 cwt (13,160 kg) ​ • Leading 12 LT 6 cwt (12,500 kg) • 1st coupled 12 LT 17 cwt (13,060 kg) • 2nd coupled 12 LT 19 cwt (13,160 kg) Adhesive weight 25 LT 16 cwt (26,210 kg) Loco weight 38 LT 2 cwt (38,710 kg) Tender weight 28 LT (28,450 kg) Total weight 66 LT 2 cwt (67,160 kg) Tender type 3-axle Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 4 LT (4.1 t) Water cap. 2,200 imp gal (10,000 L) Firebox: ​ • Type Round-top • Grate area 15.7 sq ft (1.46 m2) Boiler: ​ • Pitch 6 ft 6 in (1,981 mm) • Diameter 4 ft 1 in (1,245 mm) • Tube plates 10 ft 4 in (3,150 mm) Boiler pressure 160 psi (1,103 kPa) Safety valve Ramsbottom Heating surface: ​ • Firebox 85.53 sq ft (7.946 m2) • Tubes 879.22 sq ft (81.682 m2) • Total surface 964.75 sq ft (89.628 m2) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 16 in (406 mm) bore 24 in (610 mm) stroke Valve gear Stephenson Couplers Johnston link-and-pin Performance figures Tractive effort 13,653 lbf (60.73 kN) @ 75% Career Operators Cape Government Railways South African Railways Class CGR 3rd Class, SAR Class 03 Number in class 6 Numbers CGR 12-17, SAR 012-017 Nicknames Wynberg Tender Delivered 1898 First run 1898 Withdrawn c. 1932

The **Cape Government Railways 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1898** was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-[Union](/source/Union_of_South_Africa) era in the [Cape of Good Hope](/source/Cape_Colony).

In 1898, the Cape Government Railways placed six 3rd Class *Wynberg Tender* locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement in service. They were intended for passenger service on the suburban lines in Cape Town.[1][2][3]

## Simon's Town line

The original 1864 suburban line from [Salt River](/source/Salt_River%2C_Cape_Town) to [Wynberg](/source/Wynberg%2C_Cape_Town) was extended to [Muizenberg](/source/Muizenberg) in 1882, to [Kalkbaai](/source/Kalk_Bay) in 1883 and all the way to [Simon's Town](/source/Simon's_Town) in 1890.[4][5]

The resulting increase in suburban traffic led to a requirement for more locomotives, while the additional distance to be covered necessitated the introduction of larger and more powerful locomotives with a larger fuel and water capacity than that of the existing [2nd Class 4-4-0 *Wynberg Tanks*](/source/CGR_2nd_Class_4-4-0T) of 1882.[1]

## Manufacturer

H.M. Beatty

[Cape Government Railways](/source/Cape_Government_Railways) (CGR) Chief Locomotive Superintendent Michael Stephens retired in 1895. Shortly after being appointed as his successor in 1896, H.M. Beatty drew up detailed designs for a new 3rd Class passenger locomotive for suburban service in Cape Town.[1][2]

For his first locomotive design as Chief Locomotive Superintendent, Beatty decided on a larger version of the [3rd Class 4-4-0](/source/CGR_3rd_Class_4-4-0_1889) which had been introduced on the CGR in 1889. An order for six of these engines was placed with [Neilson and Company](/source/Neilson_and_Company) in Glasgow. The locomotives were delivered in 1898, numbered in the range from 12 to 17.[1][2]

The locomotives became known as the *Wynberg Tenders*. They were designed with reverse running in mind, with a weatherboard mounted on the tender front to protect the crew from the elements when running tender first and with a cowcatcher and headlight mounted on the rear end of the tender.[1]

## Service

When the [Union of South Africa](/source/Union_of_South_Africa) was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (CGR, [Natal Government Railways](/source/Natal_Government_Railways) and [Central South African Railways](/source/Central_South_African_Railways)) were united under a single administration to control and administer the railways, ports and harbours of the Union. Although the South African Railways and Harbours came into existence in 1910, the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.[4][6]

In 1912, the locomotives were considered obsolete by the SAR, designated Class 03 and renumbered by having the numeral "0" prefixed to their existing numbers. In SAR service, they continued to work suburban trains. Two of them, numbers 015 and 016, were scrapped in 1916 but, despite being considered obsolete, the other four survived in service until after 1931.[2][6]

They remained working on the Simon's Town line until the trains became too heavy for them. They were then used to work the [Malmesbury](/source/Malmesbury%2C_Western_Cape) line until they were withdrawn from service.[3]

## Works numbers

The works numbers, original numbers and renumbering of the Cape 3rd Class of 1898 are listed in the table.[1][6]

CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0 of 1898 Works no. Orig. no. SAR no. 5282 12 012 5283 13 013 5284 14 014 5285 15 015 5286 16 016 5287 17 017

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