		Locomotives of Namibia: South African Class 20 2-10-2, South African Class 24 2-8-4, South African Class 7A 4-8-0, South African Class 7B 4-8-0, South ... Class 7 4-8-0, South African Class Hd 2-8-2 Source: Wikipedia Paperback. BooksLLC.net 2013-09-13. ISBN 9781230761862
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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: South African Class 20 2-10-2, South African Class 24 2-8-4, South African Class 7A 4-8-0, South African Class 7B 4-8-0, South African Class 7C 4-8-0, South African Class 7 4-8-0, South African Class Hd 2-8-2, South African Class NG10 4-6-2, South African Class NG15 2-8-2, South African Class NG2 0-4-2T, South African Class NG4 4-6-2T, South African Class NG5 2-8-2, South African Class NG8 4-6-0, South African Class NG G12 2-6-2+2-6-2, South African Class NG G14 2-6-2+2-6-2, South African Class Zwillinge 0-6-0T. Excerpt: Between 1896 and 1901 the Cape Government Railways placed a second batch of altogether forty-six Class 7 steam locomotives with a 4-8-0 Mastodon wheel arrangement in service on its Midland and Eastern Systems. In 1912, when all but two of them were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and reclassified to Class 7A. In 1897 and 1898 eight Cape Class 7 locomotives were also built for the Soudan Military Railway during Kitchener's military campaign in Sudan. Following on the thirty-eight Class 7 locomotives that were placed in service by the Cape Government Railways (CGR) between 1892 and 1893, a second batch of slightly improved Cape Class 7 locomotives were acquired between 1896 and 1901. Outwardly all these locomotives appeared almost identical to the first batch of Class 7 locomotives, but they had increased heating capacity as well as some other modifications. The most noticeable difference lay in their Type ZE tenders that ran on bogies, compared to the three axle Type ZB tenders of the earlier locomotives. In 1896 orders were placed for twenty-eight locomotives, distributed between three manufacturers. In 1897 a further four Class 7 locomotives were ordered by the CGR from Neilson, along with three Class 6 locomotives, for use on the new Vryburg to Bulawayo line of

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