William Milne locomotives

Locomotives designed by William Milne, Natal Government Railways (NGR) Locomotive Superintendent (1877-1896).

The designs for a 2-8-2 Mikado type tank-and-tender locomotive were drawn up by Milne in 1887. It was built in the Durban workshops of the NGR at a cost of £3,021 and was not only the first locomotive and tender to be designed and built in South Africa, but also the first in South Africa to have eight-coupled wheels and the first tender locomotive in NGR service. Only the wheels and axles were obtained from England. The engine Havelock was among the forerunners of eight-coupled locomotives in the world. It was not until eight years later, in 1896, that the first eight-coupled locomotive entered service in the United Kingdom. The engine Havelock was later converted to a 4-6-2 Pacific type wheel arrangement.

In 1888, the NGR placed the first five of its eventual 100 Milne-designed Class D 4-8-2T locomotives in service, the first locomotives in the world to be built with a 4-8-2 Mountain wheel arrangement.

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