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Rhodesia Railways 19th class
Type and origin
Power typeSteam
BuilderHenschel
Build date1952
Total produced20
Specifications
Configuration:
 • Whyte4-8-2
Gauge3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Axle load13 long tons 15 cwt (30,800 lb or 14 t)
Adhesive weight53 long tons 19 cwt (120,800 lb or 54.8 t)
Loco weight81.23 long tons 18 cwt (184,000 lb or 83.4 t)
Fuel typeCoal
Fuel capacity12tons
Water cap.6500 gallons
Firebox:
 • Grate area36 sq ft (3.3 m2)
Boiler pressure19th: 200 psi (1.38 MPa)
Heating surface:
 • Firebox1,847 sq ft (171.6 m2)
 • Tubes and flues1,700 sq ft (160 m2)
Superheater:
 • Heating area390 sq ft (36 m2)
CylindersFour
Cylinder size21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures
Tractive effort19th: 36,090 lbf (160.5 kN)
Career
OperatorsRhodesia Railways
National Railways of Zimbabwe
Class19th
Numbers316–335
Delivered1951
First run1952

Service

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Between 1951 and 1953,[inconsistent] Henschel & Son built twenty for Rhodesia Railways, their 19th class, numbered in the range from 316 to 335. They had tenders similar to the SAR Torpedo type, but with plate frame bogies instead of cast frame Buckeye bogies.

A single RR 19C class, no. 336, was built by Henschel in 1953 as a condensing locomotive. After a collision in 1956, it was rebuilt into a non-condensing 19th Class and re-entered service in 1958. The condensing tender was rebuilt to a Torpedo tender by mounting a tank and coal bunker, supplied locally in Bulawayo, on the frame. This rebuilt tender is the one paired with no. 330 which is preserved in the Bulawayo Railway Museum.

By June 1975, only three were left in service, all allocated to the Bulawayo shed, but with two out-stationed at Mafeking in South Africa

First Number Henschel Builder Number Date Built Disposal Notes
316 27386 1952 Scrapped 1976
317 27387 1952 Scrapped 1976
318 27388 1952 Scrapped 1980
319 27389 1952 Sold Selebi-Pikwe
320 27390 1952 Sold Wankie Colliery
321 27391 1952 Scrapped 1976
322 27392 1952 Sold Selebi-Pikwe
323 27393 1952 Scrapped 1976
324 27394 1952 Scrapped 1976
325 27395 1952 Sold Wankie Colliery
326 27396 1952 Sold Wankie Colliery
327 27397 1952 Scrapped 1980
328 27398 1952 Sold Selebi-Pikwe
329 27399 1952 Scrapped 1976
330 27400 1952 Bulawayo Railway Museum
331 27401 1952 Scrapped 1976
332 27402 1952 Scrapped 1976
333 27403 1952 Scrapped 1979
334 27404 1952 Scrapped 1979
335 27405 1952 Scrapped 1976

References

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Bibliography

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  • Smith, J. D. H. "Rhodesia Railways steam locomotives". Standard Steam Locomotives. Retrieved 2024-09-29.
  • "The Smoke That Thunders" A.E. Durrant and published edition APG, 1997 ISBN 1-77901-134-2
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