South African type XD tender

South African type XD tender

Type XD tender on CGR 6th Class of 1901

Type and origin Locomotive CGR 6th Class of 1901 (Neilson's) CGR 6th Class of 1902 CGR 8th Class of 1902 (1st) Designer Cape Government Railways (H.M. Beatty) Builder Neilson, Reid and Company In service 1901-1902 Rebuilder South African Railways Rebuild date c. 1925 Rebuilt to Type XF

Specifications Configuration 2-axle bogies Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Length 22 ft 1 3⁄8 in (6,741 mm) Wheel dia. 33 1⁄2 in (851 mm) as built 34 in (864 mm) retyred Wheelbase 14 ft 7 in (4,445 mm)  • Bogie 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm) Axle load 8 LT 14 cwt (8,840 kg)  • Front bogie 16 LT 15 cwt (17,020 kg)  • Rear bogie 17 LT 8 cwt (17,680 kg) Weight empty 36,876 lb (16,727 kg) Weight w/o 34 LT 3 cwt (34,700 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel cap. 5 LT 10 cwt (5.6 t) Water cap. 2,730 imp gal (12,400 l) Stoking Manual Couplers Drawbar & Johnston link-and-pin Drawbar & AAR knuckle (1930s)

Career Operators Cape Government Railways South African Railways Numbers SAR 614-648, 1069-1071

The South African type XD tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The Type XD tender first entered service in 1901, as tenders to the British-built of the three versions of 6th Class 4-6-0 Tenwheeler type steam locomotive which were acquired by the Cape Government Railways in that year. These locomotives were designated Class 6H on the South African Railways in 1912.

Type XD tenders were built in 1901 and 1902 by Neilson, Reid and Company.

The original 6th Class locomotive and tender was designed in 1892 by H.M. Beatty, the Locomotive Superintendent of the Cape Government Railways (CGR) Western System at the time, at its Salt River works in Cape Town. The Type XD tender first entered service in 1901, as tenders to 21 new 6th Class locomotives which were built for the CGR by Neilson, Reid.

As built, the tender had a maximum axle load of 8 long tons 14 hundredweight 2 quarters (8,865 kilograms), a coal capacity of 5 long tons 10 hundredweight (5.6 tonnes) and a water capacity of 2,730 imperial gallons (12,400 litres; 3,280 US gallons).

In the South African Railways (SAR) years, tenders were numbered for the engines they were delivered with. In most cases, an oval number plate, bearing the engine number and often also the tender type and locomotive class, would be attached to the rear end of the tender. During the classification and renumbering of locomotives onto the SAR roster in 1912, no separate classification and renumbering list was published for tenders, which should have been renumbered according to the locomotive renumbering list.

Three locomotive classes were delivered new with Type XD tenders, built by the same manufacturer. Bearing in mind that tenders could and did migrate between engines, these tenders should have been numbered in the SAR number ranges as shown.

Since many tender types are interchangeable between different locomotive classes and types, a tender classification system was adopted by the SAR. The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it can be coupled. The "X_" tenders could be used with the locomotive classes as shown.