Draft:Rhodesia Railways 19th class

Rhodesia Railways 19th class
Type and origin Power type Steam Builder Henschel Build date 1952 Total produced 20
Specifications Configuration: ​  • Whyte 4-8-2 Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Axle load 13 long tons 15 cwt (30,800 lb or 14 t) Adhesive weight 53 long tons 19 cwt (120,800 lb or 54.8 t) Loco weight 81.23 long tons 18 cwt (184,000 lb or 83.4 t) Fuel type Coal Fuel capacity 12tons Water cap. 6500 gallons Firebox: ​  • Grate area 36 sq ft (3.3 m2) Boiler pressure 19th: 200 psi (1.38 MPa) Heating surface: ​  • Firebox 1,847 sq ft (171.6 m2)  • Tubes and flues 1,700 sq ft (160 m2) Superheater: ​  • Heating area 390 sq ft (36 m2) Cylinders Four Cylinder size 21 in × 26 in (533 mm × 660 mm)
Performance figures Tractive effort 19th: 36,090 lbf (160.5 kN)
Career Operators Rhodesia Railways National Railways of Zimbabwe Class 19th Numbers 316–335 Delivered 1951 First run 1952

Service

Between 1951 and 1953, 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

Bibliography

• 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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