The South African Railways Class 8F 4-8-0 of 1904 was a Mastodon type steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1904 the Cape Government Railways placed its final batch of ten 8th Class locomotives in service, ordered from the North British Locomotive Company in 1903 and numbered 829 to 838 for the Western System. When the railways were united in 1912 they were renumbered and designated Class 8F. The 4-8-0 Class 8 family worked on every system and became the mainstay of many branch lines in the 1920s. Class 8FW number 1236 is preserved at De Aar and is the sole surviving Class 8F in South Africa.
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Orders for the last 8th Class locomotives for the CGR were placed with the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) in 1903.
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The South African Railways Class 8F 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
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In 1904, the Cape Government Railways placed its final batch of ten 8th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotives in service.
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The South African Railways Class 8F 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
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Class 8FW no. 1236 is preserved and plithed at De Aar. It is the sole surviving Class 8F in South Africa.
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Orders for the last 8th Class locomotives for the CGR were placed with the North British Locomotive Company (NBL) in 1903.
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The South African Railways Class 8F 4-8-0 of 1904 was a steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
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