South African type XE1 tender

South African type XE1 tender

Type XE1 tender on CGR 8th Class 2-8-0 of 1904

Type and origin ♠ 6 long tons coal capacity ♥ 9 long tons coal capacity ♣ 10 long tons coal capacity Locomotive ♣ GGR 8th Class of 1902 (2nd) ♣ CGR 8th Class of 1903 ♣ CGR 8th Class Experimental ♥ CGR 8th Class 2-8-0 of 1903 ♣ CGR 8th Class 2-8-0 of 1904 ♠ CGR 9th Class of 1903 Designer Cape Government Railways (H.M. Beatty) Builder ♠♥ Kitson and Company ♣ Neilson, Reid and Company ♣ North British Locomotive Co. In service 1902-1904 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 5⁄8 in (6,747 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 ♠ 9 LT 4 cwt 1 qtr (9,360 kg) av. ♣ 9 LT 8 cwt (9,551 kg)  • Front bogie ♣ 17 LT 13 cwt (17,930 kg)  • Rear bogie ♣ 18 LT 16 cwt (19,100 kg) Weight empty ♣ 42,234 lb (19,157 kg) Weight w/o ♠ 36 LT 18 cwt (37,490 kg) 37.49 t; 41.33 short tons ♣ 36 LT 9 cwt (37,030 kg) 37.03 t; 40.82 short tons Fuel type Coal Fuel cap. ♠ 6 LT (6.1 t; 6.7 short tons) ♥ 9 LT (9.1 t; 10.1 short tons) ♣ 10 LT (10.2 t; 11.2 short tons) Water cap. ♠♥♣ 2,855 imp gal (13,000 l) Stoking Manual Couplers Drawbar & Johnston link-and-pin Drawbar & AAR knuckle (1930s)

Career Operators Cape Government Railways South African Railways Numbers ♠ SAR 910-911 ♥ SAR 896-899 ♣ SAR 900-907, 1072-1081, 1192-1233

The South African type XE1 tender was a steam locomotive tender from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

The Type XE1 tender first entered service in 1902, as tenders to the second batch of ten 8th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotives which were acquired by the Cape Government Railways in that year. These locomotives were designated Class 8 on the South African Railways in 1912.

Type XE1 tenders were built between 1901 and 1904 by Kitson and Company, Neilson, Reid and Company and North British Locomotive Company.

The 8th Class locomotive and tender were designed in 1901 by H.M. Beatty, Chief Locomotive Superintendent of the Cape Government Railways (CGR), at the Salt River works in Cape Town. The Type XE1 first entered service in 1902, as tender to the second batch of ten out of altogether 23 8th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type locomotives which were built for the CGR by Neilson, Reid and Company. These locomotives were designated Class 8 on the South African Railways (SAR) in 1912.

Until 1904, more were delivered as tenders to five more locomotive types of the CGR, two more 8th Class Mastodon types in 1903 of which one was experimental, the 9th Class 2-8-2 Mikado type in 1903 and two 8th Class 2-8-0 Consolidation types in 1903 and 1904.

Three versions of the Type XE1 tender saw service, all with a water capacity of 2,855 imperial gallons (13,000 litres), but with different coal bunker capacities and different axle loads.

In the 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, 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.