The South African Railways Class MH 2-6-6-2 of 1915 was an articulated Mallet-design steam locomotive. In 1915 the railways placed five Class MH Mallet articulated compound locomotives with a 2-6-6-2 wheel arrangement in coal hauling service. During 1914 the need for high tractive effort on the growing coal traffic between Witbank and Germiston led to a heavy superheated Mallet compound design. Five of these very large locomotives were ordered from the North British Locomotive Company and delivered in 1915, numbered 1661 to 1665. They first worked the coal line between Witbank and Germiston, moved to Natal in the 1930s to haul coal between Vryheid and Glencoe, and were all retired and scrapped by 1940.
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Five of these very large locomotives were ordered from North British Locomotive Company and delivered in 1915, numbered in the range from 1661 to 1665.
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The South African Railways Class MH 2-6-6-2 of 1915 was an articulated Mallet-design steam locomotive.
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In 1915, the South African Railways placed five Class MH Mallet articulated compound steam locomotives with a 2-6-6-2 wheel arrangement in coal hauling service.
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The South African Railways Class MH 2-6-6-2 of 1915 was an articulated Mallet-design steam locomotive.
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The South African Railways Class MH 2-6-6-2 of 1915 was an articulated Mallet-design steam locomotive.
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they were all retired and scrapped by 1940
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Five of these very large locomotives were ordered from North British Locomotive Company and delivered in 1915, numbered in the range from 1661 to 1665.
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The South African Railways Class MH 2-6-6-2 of 1915 was an articulated Mallet-design steam locomotive.
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