Slightly shorter but even heavier and more powerful were 2-6-6-6s built by Lima for the C&O and the Virginian between 1941 and 1948, which weighed 778,000lb (353,000kg) and could produce up to 6,900 horsepower (5,100kW) at 45mph (72km/h). by two ordinary steam locomotives. The most serious waste of fuel in a conventional steam locomotive is the loss of unburned coal particles from the fuel bed through the exhaust because of the rapid flow of air through the grate. Built by Societe Franco-Belge builders No.2978, Beyer Peacock builders No.7627. 156 power units were cut up at Paddock in October 2017. The first Mallet locomotive in the United States was Baltimore & Ohio Railroad number 2400, built by Alco in 1904. The front of the locomotive articulated on a bogie.The compound steam system fed steam at boiler pressure to high-pressure cylinders driving the rear set of driving wheels (rigidly connected to the boiler). To accommodate the pivoting, the steam and exhaust pipes have flexible connections between the engine units and the central cradle. This was the last locomotive built by Beyer, Peacock and Company in Manchester. The single surviving example of a cab-forward Mallet is Southern Pacific 4294, on display at the California State Railroad Museum in Sacramento, California. Locomotives and train sets of Sri Lanka Railways consist mostly of diesel locomotives and multiple units. Purchased from Exmoor Steam Centre, who imported it to the UK. These locomotives were introduced in 1926 to increase train sizes and thus reduce losses on . In 2004 the locomotive was purchased by a member of the Lynton & Barnstaple Trust, who shipped it from Australia in 2005. Built by Societe Franco-Belge builders No.2982, Beyer Peacock builders No.7631. 143's bogies were both taken out of service and the loco ran on 138's bogies until it left service. Diesel locomotives and multiple unit numbering started from 500 - an Armstrong Whitworth 122 hp 0-4-0 diesel-electric shunter delivered in 1934 [12] - and reached 840 in 1991. For all narrow gauge (3ft 6in/1067mm) steam locomotives. Hitachi Tourist excursion train. [4], On the South African Railways (SAR) narrow gauge lines, that solution was found in 1914 when orders were placed with Beyer, Peacock and Company for a narrow-gauge Garratt locomotive. The object of the latter is to convert the kinetic energy of the combustion gas and exhaust steam mixture to a pressure as close to atmospheric as possible. Ordered by Sri Lanka Veneers & Plywood. The ACR was also known as the Banana Express from the tourism part of its operation. [1][2][3], The system of grouping narrow-gauge locomotives into classes was only adopted by the SAR somewhere between 1928 and 1930. Like the Class 26, no. With the FR-WHR link now open, FR locos visit fairly regularly on special services. Arrived ex ship "Belnor". GM Detroit Diesel V16 engine. (Under licence to Beyer Peacock & Co. - Manchester, England), Entered service as "400". Scrapped at Paddock, South Africa October 2017. Although it had found early favor in Europe, especially on lightly engineered railways, the Mallet type was generally superseded by the Garratt locomotive by the mid-1920s. "New as they were, the last C&O steam engines never got adequate maintenance, lengthening the list of work needed to bring 1309 back to life. Steam locomotives are no longer used, except on heritage trains, such as the Viceroy Special. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. It initially remained there after the trials, while the other two went to the Stuartstown line in Natal, to be joined there by no. [1], A Garratt is actually two separate locomotives combined in a double articulated format, thereby providing multiple powered axles over which the total locomotive weight is spread. 318 Denver & Rio Grande Southern No. Challenger #3985 was the largest operational steam locomotive in the world until the restoration of UP 4014. The exhaust steam from these cylinders was fed into a low-pressure receiver and was then sent to low-pressure cylinders that powered the driving wheels on the swiveling bogie towards the front of locomotive. NG52 still exists. Updated start of season 2020.[10]. One Mallet ran in New Zealand, and is preserved at Glenbrook Vintage Railway, Auckland. Built for the North Wales Narrow Gauge Railways became Welsh Highland Railway property in 1923 and was reduced in height to fit the FR loading gauge. The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive. Note the clear exhausts in the picture below of numbers 141 and 155 double-heading on the climb from Bongwana to Nqabeni. The last known fate of all the Class NG G16 locomotives, as of October 25th 2022, are shown in Table I. On postage stamps, for example, it was "Zuid Afrika" from 1913, "Suidafrika" from the airmail stamps of 1925 and hyphenated "Suid-Afrika" from 1933. [1][2], After completion of the Otavi Railway's gauge widening by April 1961, a flood of Class NG15 locomotives from South West Africa swamped the Humewood Road depot in Port Elizabeth. For the first time since arriving in Aberystwyth, Garratt NGG13 No. Sri Lanka's locomotives have appeared in several different liveries over the years. Contents 1 History: 2 In Service: 2.1 Queensland Railways: 2.2 Tasmanian Government Railways: Built by Societe Franco-Belge builders No.2975, Beyer Peacock builders No.7624. Heated and double glazed. Diesel locomotives of Sri Lanka Railway are categorized into several classes and their sub classes. Unrestored, scrap condition. These ran mostly on 600mm (1ft11+58in) and 700mm (2ft3+916in) gauge networks. Class of South African 26-2+2-6-2 Garratt locomotives, South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2'0" & 3'6" Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, as amended, Rebuilt Garratt undertakes its first Australian run, SATS / Transnet NG/G16 Garratt Fleet Disposal, Stars of Sandstone, Official Operating Programme for 12th - 21st April 2014. In the UK, Bagnalls built a number of 'Modified Meyers' for the narrow gauge, the last of them, 'Monarch' (762mm, 2' 6" gauge), is preserved on the Welshpool and Llanfair Railway in Wales, James Waite photographed it on display at Welshpool in September 2009. . [1][2][3][6], The fourth batch of seven locomotives, numbered in the range from NG137 to NG143, were the last steam locomotives to be built by Beyer, Peacock and were built to the specifications of the Tsumeb Copper Corporation in South West Africa (SWA). NG51, c. 1919, NG G11 no. 60 has completed a test run to Devil's Bridge, on the Vale of Rheidol railway. In contrast to the rest of the Indonesian railways it has a gauge of 750mm (2ft5+12in), as to 1,067mm (3ft6in) for the rest of the Archipelago. In 1931, three narrow-gauge Class NG15 locomotives with a 2-8-2 Mikado type wheel arrangement, similar in design to the existing Class Hd and Class NG5 locomotives, were acquired by the South African Railways for the Otavi Mining and Railway Company in South West Africa. Re-entered service in 2010 in crimson lake livery. South African locomotive numbering and classification, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_African_Class_NG_G11_2-6-0%2B0-6-2&oldid=1126751041, Use South African English from November 2013, All Wikipedia articles written in South African English, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 11 December 2022, at 01:37. As of September 2021 it hauls tourist trains on 5% grades.[18]. Transferred Dinas, in August 1997 for use on reconstruction work. Built by Societe Franco-Belge builders No.2976, Beyer Peacock builders No.7625. Engine units sent with 156 to Ixopo. It was in service until 1979, and as of September 2021 is still under restoration. [1], The cost of the work paid off financially within twelve months and led to a proposal to develop a Class NG G17 Garratt. Both entered service in Natal. Numbers 1 and 2: 2-6-0/0-6-2 Beyer Peacock Garratt acquired new in 1936/38. The units were unpopular with crews owing to frequent steam leakages and derailments resulting from the lack of pilot wheels. [, Overturned near Cutana on "Broken Hill Express". Porta. 3985", "1309 Restoration | Western Maryland Scenic Railroad", "G 23/3 104 Sddeutsche Eisenbahn Gesellschaft Chemin de fer-muse Blonay-Chamby", "G 22/2 105 Sddeutsche Eisenbahn Gesellschaft Chemin de fer-muse Blonay-Chamby", Baldwin description of Mallet locomotives from 1912, Lake Superior Railroad Museum Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Steam Locomotive No. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Articulated locomotive with compound steam power, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "Virginian 2-10-10-2 Locomotives of the USA", "Chesapeake & Ohio / Hocking Valley 2-6-6-2 "Mallet Mogul" Locomotives in the USA", "Steam Locomotive #110:: 1880 Train:: 2018 Season", "Railroading Heritage of Midwest America - official website", "Work begins on Union Pacific Challenger No. The South African Railways Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 was a narrow gauge steam locomotive. 141 in 1989. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. Arrived ex ship "Belnor". AL 0.400 - 110 hp His patent 162876 in France specified four cylinders, two large and two small, with one pair of cylinders acting on two or three fixed axles, and the other pair acting on axles mounted in a swivelling truck.[3]. 3450, have exactly this shape of chimney, but because of height constraints in large locomotives, their chimneys had to be doubled or even tripled to achieve the correct proportions, hence the double exhausts of the two Wardale locomotives. At the time, the PCNGR was operating tourist excursion trains between Ixopo and Ncalu. Notable locomotives was the last remaining Australian Standard Garratt and the narrow gauge Clyde-GM G-8 numbered D1. They have shown their ability to handle loads of 2,000 tons on grades of 1 in 100 at 15 m.p.h., compared with previous loads of 1,650 tons hauled at 8 m.p.h. 229, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mallet_locomotive&oldid=1141931372, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2022, Articles needing additional references from October 2022, All articles needing additional references, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2022, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. all the locomotive weight would be adhesive, yet there would be great flexibility of the locomotive as a vehicle; A simple type of very powerful locomotive would be created. Moreover, there were adhesion stability problems where the front engine tended to slip and then stall uncontrollably because of an imbalance of tractive effort and axle load, accentuated by the drawbar reaction, and inability of the intermediate steam receiver to accommodate the sudden pressure change. By about 1920, the U.S. version of the Mallet as a huge slow-speed pusher had reached a plateau; the size of the low-pressure cylinders became a limiting factor even on the large loading gauge permitted in the U.S., and reciprocating masses posed serious dynamic problems above walking pace. Typically they feature horizontal bands of colour running their entire length and a solid colour on the front and back ends. Specifications: Scale: 1:19; Dual gauge: 32/45mm The last steam locomotive built for the South African Railways. Power cars are single-ended locomotives without passenger interiors. Australian Standard Garratt; B Category:Bagnall; Baldwin 608; Baldwin Class 10-12-D; [1][2][3][4], The challenges of Africa resulted in the regular need for double-heading of steam locomotives on heavy trains. The rebuilding incorporated a gas producing combustion system (GPCS), Lempor exhausts, an improved spark arrester, lightweight multi-ring articulated piston valves, improved valve events and improved mechanical lubrication. Caption 4. The weight of the front part of the boiler was to be supported on an arc-shaped radial bearing. But unlike the CC 50 class, all of the CC 10s & DD 50 -52s was sadly cut up for scrap. Soul of A Railway, System 3, Part 1: Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth, Part 1, The Port Elizabeth Narrow Gauge. On loan to Statfold Barn Railway. Ownership transferred to Paddock Motors (Derick Classen) after a court case to resolve unpaid storage fees. These locomotives had an enlarged front water tank capacity, but carried no water in their rear bunkers which consequently had a larger coal capacity. The lower-pressure steam occupies a larger volume and the low-pressure (LP) cylinders are larger than the high-pressure cylinders. That proposal, however, never became reality since the line's farming produce traffic was gradually lost to road transport on the improving road network, a decline which eventually led to the ACR's demise. Finished in U.K. Pullman Car Company livery. The Afrikaans spelling conventions were changed from time to time in the early years. Compounding was proposed by the British engineer Jonathan Hornblower in 1781. NG129's restoration was planned to coincide with the next time that no. Ex South African Railways NGG16 Class Garratt, green livery. Entered service in 1997 in unlined dark green, then malachite green as of 2002 when it was named, withdrawn in late 2007 and stripped for 10 year boiler inspection. Sri Lanka's first railway locomotive was Leopold, in 1864. [2], The Cockerill locomotives, numbers NG85 to NG88, remained in Natal for most of their service lives. [citation needed]. Operated mainly on the broad gauged, Very similar in appearance to S6. 143 is one of four Beyer-Garratt NGG16 (2-6-2 + 2-6-2T) locomotives, formerly from South Africa, that provide the power for the new Welsh Highland Railway. [8], The Cockerill-built locomotives were delivered with bilingual cabside number plates inscribed "NG/G13" and with the older style Afrikaans "SUID AFRIKANSE SPOORWE" at the bottom. [9][10][11], Since withdrawal from SAR service, some locomotives were sold to foreign railways and into private hands and restored to operational condition, while others ended up in various degrees of preservation ranging across the spectrum from running order to staging to total abandonment. Weighing 71.25 tons, they were initially used on the main quarry line until replaced by the diesel, later being used as shunters. Purchased in 2014 from Exmoor Steam Railway by Steam Powered Services and currently owned by Peter Best. They were numbered in the range from NG109 to NG116. These U.S. locomotives were paralleled to some extent by heavy-haul versions in the USSR, though without any attempt at faster running. Various other liveries also exist. Some parts including the British built Hunslet boiler used to make 116 whole. [2] In 1953, the first locomotives from British builder Brush Bagnall were imported. Imported in two variants, one for run on commuter services and other run on long distance services. These are Cockerill-built no. By 1892 110 Mallets were at work, of which 24 were standard gauge; by 1900 there were nearly 400, of which 218 were on standard gauge or Russian gauge (1,520mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px}4ft11+2732in)). All but one remained there for the rest of their service lives until withdrawal by 1962. Purchased in summer 2009 for use on works trains from a private buyer. Now in service. Power cars are single-ended locomotives without passenger interiors. Norfolk & Western 2156 is the sole surviving Y6a, preserved at the National Museum of Transportation in St. Louis. [1][2], The success of the Class NG G13 narrow gauge Garratts that were introduced by the South African Railways (SAR) in 1927 led to a decision that any additional narrow gauge articulated locomotives would be of the same design. Sold to the Puffing Billy Railway by ACR shareholder Peter Newton in 1996. As of March 2022, Sri Lanka does not have commercially operational electric locomotives or train sets. On a Garratt, the boiler could literally be dimensioned up to the full cross section of the loading gauge. [2], On the Avontuur Railway, these locomotives were used as tank-and-tender Garratts, but when the Langkloof members of the class were transferred to Natal in 1964, the water tenders were dispensed with since watering points were much closer together in Natal as a consequence of the early use of tank engines on those narrow-gauge branches. The various Railbus units that are currently operated are not listed below. In Canada, the Canadian Pacific Railway experimented with an unusual design of Mallet promoted by H.H. [1][8], The rebuilding was done by mechanical engineer Phil Girdlestone, who was employed as Chief Mechanical Engineer of the ACR primarily for this purpose. Two 2-8-8-4 examples built in Russia in 195455 were probably the last Mallets built in Europe.[3]. Almost identical to, A small Simplex locomotive loaned to the WHR by Innogy that has been used on construction trains, particularly on the. The run to Devil's Bridge was part of testing at the narrow-gauge railway, which runs for 11 34 miles whilst visiting 9 stations and halts. Directory of UK railways, large links page and articles on worldwide narrow gage railroads ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock Garratt at Waunfawr They could develop 6,290 horsepower (4,690kW) on the drawbar at 35mph (56km/h) and were designed for a top speed of 70mph (110km/h), though they rarely saw these speeds. Mallet's original patent specifies compound expansion, but after his death in 1919 many locomotives (particularly in the United States) were articulated Mallet style without using compounding (for instance the Union Pacific Big Boy). Only 3 CC50 engines survived. Entered service in plain black livery in 1998, but was due for boiler recertification in 2009. Their engine numbers, builders, years built and works numbers are listed in Table II. This page was last edited on 4 August 2022, at 12:33. The last compound Mallets to remain in use on a major North American railroad were the N&W class Y6b 2-8-8-2 locomotives, retired in July 1959. Photo credit: David Benn section of surviving Narrow Gauge Garratt locomotives in the world. [, Entered service as "409". Built in 1967 and 1968, these locomotives had the same enlarged capacity front water tanks as those of the Tsumeb group, but their rear bunkers were identical to those of the 1951 batch of locomotives and carried both coal and water. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. [1] In 1953, Sri Lanka Railways enhanced its service to more power with diesel locomotives. Operated mainly on the broad gauged. [5], On a Garratt locomotive, the shared boiler and cab are carried on a cradle frame which is suspended on pivot centres attached to the frames of the two engine units, which are both free to align itself to the track curvature. The following locomotives are normally Ffestiniog Railway stock that have run on the WHR. From a total of 23 engines in March 1961, of which four were sub-shedded at Loerie, the number almost doubled to 43 by July. [11], The two locomotives of the second order also served in Natal, ending up working on the branch from Estcourt to Weenen. Unlike other diesels purchased by the Ffestiniog Railway Company and named bilingually after Northern Welsh castles, 'Castell Caernarfon' is named in Welsh only. Some other diesel locomotives (typically shunters) are available and operated in Sri Lanka other than the locomotives and shunters owned by Sri Lanka Railways. A development of carriages 2043, 2044 and 2045. 7. Captions 26, 32. The ASG was to be a suitable narrow gauge locomotive aimed at easing a chronic shortage of motive power on the various state 3'6" gauge systems, which was a result of the advent of World War 2. Not in operation and the power cars were scrapped. When fleets of such locomotives appeared in the middle 1920s the trade press called them "Simple Mallets" i.e., simple locomotives articulated like Mallets. Soul of A Railway, System 3: Cape Midland, based in Port Elizabeth, Part 4: Loerie to Assegaaibos. One, no. Having first moved under its own steam on 5 February 2021,[4] the locomotive hauled its first (private) passenger train on 30 April 2021. 60 arrived via a low-loader back in July 2017 . [1], Ejector pump efficiency depends on the length-to-diameter ratio of the exhaust chimney. Main Page; All Pages; Community; . By 2011 it was being restored and rebuilt in Bloemfontein. In 2010 it was acquired by Sandstone Estates. Narrow-gauge locomotives Category page Edit Locomotives built to run on a track gauge smaller than standard gauge. This was further worsened by dynamic instability of the front end in running. Scrapped by the THF at Humewood Road, Port Elizabeth, South Africa August 2011. Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-2 #1309, the last domestic steam locomotive built by Baldwin, was scheduled for restoration in September 2017. On December 17, 2021, C&O 1309 (now WMSR 1309) entered excursion service on the Western Maryland Scenic Railroad. [, Entered service as "403". 346 Rio Grande No. G41 was put to work on the Colac to Beach Forest and Crowes line in the states (Victoria) south-west. All trailer coaches are Air-conditioned Chiar cars. [3] Manufacturer [ edit] Lease lend to the Apple Express Organization. Garratt locomotives have two well spaced bogies on which are mounted the water . [4], A powerful steam locomotive is problematic on a track gauge of only 2 feet (610 millimetres) with a tight minimum radius of about 150 feet (46 metres) which, in practice, restricts powerful rigid-frame locomotives to four-coupled wheels, often with at least one flangeless coupled wheelset. Large numbers of Mallet designs for narrow gauge railways were built, but in 1889 the first six standard gauge examples were built by J A Maffei for the Swiss Central railways, and an 87 tonne 0-6-6-0T banker (US: pusher) for the Gotthard Bahn, the last being the most powerful and heaviest locomotive in the world at the time. The Puffing Billy Railway also purchased no. [1][2], Altogether 34 Class NG G16 2-6-2+2-6-2 locomotives were built for the South African Railways (SAR) between 1937 and 1968. The locomotive will be overhauled and re-gauged before entering service.[8]. We will launch the first 20 of the re-issued Steam Railbus at EXPO NARROW GAUGE at Swanley on Oct 27th, 2007. Spent much of its working life in South Africa until it was replaced by diesel traction. All three, numbered in the range from NG51 to NG53, were erected at the Uitenhage workshops and no. Ex South African Railways NGG16 Class Garratt, red livery. (There was a proposal, late in the steam era, for a 3'6" gauge East African Garratt which would have been a large locomotive even by U.S. standard . This has been supplemented by later information as it became available. [1], The GPCS is a single-stage gas producer which achieves an improved combustion and steaming rate, reduces the emission of black smoke and overcomes the problem of clinkering. [2][7], The final order for eight locomotives in 1967, numbered in the range from NG149 to NG156, turned out to be the last new steam locomotives to be ordered by the SAR. This page was last edited on 2 January 2023, at 00:53. In Port Elizabeth, they were employed on shed and yard duty and on transfer trips to and from the docks until, after the arrival of the Class 91-000 diesel-electric locomotives in 1973, they were withdrawn from service in October 1974.