The South African Railways Class 1 4-8-0 of 1904 was a Mastodon type steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. The Natal Government Railways placed fifty Class B engines in service in 1904, and the 44 that stayed 4-8-0 were designated Class 1 when the railways were united in 1912; six had been rebuilt as 4-8-2 engines in 1906. D.A. Hendrie designed them to give more power and a longer range than the railway's tank engines, and the railway ordered fifty at once from the North British Locomotive Company, with construction shared equally between its Hyde Park and Queens Park works to speed delivery. They hauled the fast passenger and goods trains between Durban and Pietermaritzburg.
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The designs, however, were so well received that the NGR placed an immediate order for fifty locomotives with the North British Locomotive Company (NBL).
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The South African Railways Class 1 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal.
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The South African Railways Class 1 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal.
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The designs, however, were so well received that the NGR placed an immediate order for fifty locomotives with the North British Locomotive Company (NBL).
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The South African Railways Class 1 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal.
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