South African type ZC tender

South African type ZC tender

Type ZC tender (5½ LT) on CGR 7th Class of 1902

Type and origin ♠ 5½ long tons coal capacity ♥ 6½ long tons coal capacity Locomotive ♠ CGR 7th Class of 1896 ♠ CGR 7th Class of 1902 ♠ IMR 7th Class ♥ NCCR 7th Class of 1899 ♥ NCCR 7th Class of 1913 ♠ RR 7th Class Designer Cape Government Railways (H.M. Beatty) Builder ♠ Dübs and Company ♠ Kitson and Company ♠ Neilson and Company ♠♥ Neilson, Reid and Company ♠♥ North British Locomotive Co. ♠ Sharp, Stewart and Company In service ♠ 1896-1902 - ♥ 1899-1913 Rebuilder South African Railways Rebuild date c. 1925 Rebuilt to Type ZE

Specifications Configuration 2-axle bogies Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Length 23 ft 8+7⁄8 in (7,236 mm) Wheel dia. 33+1⁄2 in (851 mm) as built 34 in (864 mm) retyred Wheelbase 16 ft 1 in (4,902 mm)  • Bogie 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm) Axle load ♠ 8 LT 10 cwt 2 qtr (8,662 kg) av. ♥ 9 LT 1 cwt (9,195 kg)  • Front bogie ♥ 17 LT 8 cwt (17,680 kg)  • Rear bogie ♥ 18 LT 2 cwt (18,390 kg) Weight empty ♥ 38,960 lb (17,670 kg) Weight w/o ♠ 34 LT 2 cwt (34,650 kg) ♥ 35 LT 10 cwt (36,070 kg) Fuel type Coal Fuel cap. ♠ 5 LT 10 cwt (5.6 t) ♥ 6 LT 10 cwt (6.6 t) Water cap. 2,600 imp gal (11,800 L) Stoking Manual Couplers Drawbar & Johnston link-and-pin Drawbar & AAR knuckle (1930s)

Career Operators Cape Government Railways Bechuanaland Railway Imperial Military Railways Imvani-Indwe Railway New Cape Central Railway Rhodesia Railways South African Railways Sudan Military Railway Numbers SAR 949, 988-1068, 1344-1355, 1357-1359

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

The Type ZC tender first entered service in 1896, as tenders to the second version of the 7th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type steam locomotive to be acquired by the Cape Government Railways. These locomotives were designated Class 7A on the South African Railways in 1912.^[1][2][3]