# South West African Class Hc

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GSWA Class Hc 0-6-0T South West African Class Hc 0-6-0T South African Class Hc 0-6-0T Class Hc no. 84, c. 1930 Type and origin Power type Steam Designer Henschel & Son Builder Henschel & Son Serial number 8334–8336, 10415, 10765, 19765 Model Class Hc Build date 1907, 1910, 1911, 1923 Total produced 6 Specifications Configuration: ​ • Whyte 0-6-0T • UIC Cn2t Driver 3rd coupled axle Gauge 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) narrow Coupled dia. 24+13⁄16 in (630 mm) Length: ​ • Over couplers 17 ft 11+7⁄8 in (5,483 mm) Adhesive weight 10 LT 15 cwt (10,920 kg) Loco weight 10 LT 15 cwt (10,920 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 660 lb (299 kg) Water cap. 220 imp gal (1,000 L) Firebox: ​ • Type Round-top • Grate area 4.8 sq ft (0.45 m2) Boiler pressure 171 psi (1,179 kPa) Cylinders Two Cylinder size 8+21⁄32 in (220 mm) bore 11+13⁄16 in (300 mm) stroke Valve gear Allan Valve type Slide Couplers Buffers-and-chain Performance figures Tractive effort 4,575 lbf (20.35 kN) @ 75% Career Operators Otavi Mining and Railway Co. South African Railways Class Class Hc Number in class 6 Numbers 81–84, 104, 106 Delivered 1907–1923 First run 1907

The **South West African Class Hc** 0-6-0T of 1907 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive from the German South West Africa era.

In 1907, the German Administration in [German South West Africa](/source/German_South_West_Africa) acquired three Class Hc [0-6-0](/source/0-6-0)[T](/source/Side_tank_locomotive) locomotives for lease to the [Otavi Mining and Railway Company](/source/Otavi_Mining_and_Railway_Company). Two more entered service in 1910 and 1911, and a sixth was acquired new by the South African Railways in 1923.[1][2][3]

## Manufacturer

Three 600 millimetres (23.6 inches) narrow gauge [0-6-0](/source/0-6-0)[T](/source/Side_tank_locomotive) steam locomotives were built by [Henschel and Son](/source/Henschel_%26_Son) in Germany in 1907 for the German Administration in German South West Africa (GSWA). Their works numbers were in the range from 8334 to 8336. The engines were designated Class Hc and numbered in the range from 81 to 83.[1][2][3][4]

## German South West Africa

The locomotives used [Allan valve gear](/source/Stephenson_valve_gear#Allan_straight_link_valve_gear). Their small coal bunkers had a capacity of only 660 pounds (299 kilograms), while the water capacity of their side tanks was 220 imperial gallons (1,000 litres).[1][2]

The "Hc" classification identified the type as the third class to have been built for GSWA by Henschel, probably excluding locomotives which were no longer in service by the time the First World War broke out. They were leased to the Otavi Mining and Railway Company who operated a narrow gauge railway across the [Namib Desert](/source/Namib_Desert) between [Swakopmund](/source/Swakopmund) and [Tsumeb](/source/Tsumeb).[1]

In 1910 and 1911, two more Class Hc locomotives, no. 104 with works number 10415 and no. 106 with works number 10765, were delivered by Henschel for service on the Otavi Railway. They were employed as shunting locomotives at [Otavi](/source/Otavi).[1][2][3]

## South African Railways

During the First World War, the former German Colony came under South African administration and the railways in GSWA came under control of the [Union Defence Forces](/source/South_African_Defence_Force). Control of all railway operations in South West Africa (SWA) was passed on from the Military to the Director of Railways in [Windhoek](/source/Windhoek) on 1 August 1915. On 1 April 1922, all the railway lines and rolling stock in the territory became part of the South African Railways (SAR).[1]

None of the five pre-war Class Hc locomotives survived the war into the SAR era. In 1923, the SAR ordered a new one, no. 84, which was built to the same design by Henschel with works number 19765. This locomotive was not preserved and was presumably scrapped.[1][3][4]

## Works numbers

The works numbers, years built and engine numbers of the Class Hc locomotives are listed in the table.[3]

Class Hc works numbers Works no. Year built Loco no. 8334 1907 81 8335 1907 82 8336 1907 83 10415 1910 104 10765 1911 106 19765 1923 84

## Illustration

		- Class Hc at Tsumeb, c. 1930

## References

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1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-SAR&H_Dec_1947_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-SAR&H_Dec_1947_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-SAR&H_Dec_1947_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-SAR&H_Dec_1947_2-3) Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1947). *The Locomotive in South Africa – A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII – South African Railways (Continued).* South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, December 1947. p. 1033.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Henschel_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Henschel_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Henschel_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Henschel_3-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Henschel_3-4) Henschel-Lieferliste (Henschel & Son works list), compiled by Dietmar Stresow

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Dulez_150_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Dulez_150_4-1) Dulez, Jean A. (2012). *Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011)* (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. p. 236. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [9 780620 512282](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/9_780620_512282).

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