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| factorofadhesion = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | operator = Cape Government Railways South African Railways | operatorclass = CGR 1st Class, SAR Class 01 | powerclass = | numinclass = 15 | fleetnumbers = E8-E14, W25-W26, W33-W38 | officialname = | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = 1879 | firstrundate = 1879 | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }} The Cape Government Railways 1st Class 4-4-0 of 1879 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1878 the Cape Government Railways placed orders with the Avonside Engine Company for four more 1st Class tender locomotives with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement. They were intended for fast passenger service on the Cape Western and Eastern systems and were delivered in 1879. Eleven more locomotives followed from Neilson and Company in 1880.〔''C.G.R. Numbering Revised'', Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94-95.〕 ==Manufacturers== Four 4-4-0 American type tender passenger locomotives were delivered to the Cape Government Railways (CGR) from Avonside Engine Company in 1879, numbered W25 and W26 for the Cape Western system and E8 and E9 for the Cape Eastern system. They were ordered in 1878 for fast passenger service out of Cape Town and East London respectively and were equipped with six-wheeled tenders.〔〔 In 1880 they were followed by another eleven locomotives built by Neilson and Company, numbered in the ranges from W33 to W38 for the Cape Western system and E10 to E14 for the Cape Eastern system.〔 All these locomotives were later also designated 1st Class when a locomotive classification system was introduced by the CGR.〔 Depicted alongside is engine no. W35, when new, with the Cape Western System officials responsible for the locomotive fleet on board, from left Workshop Foreman E.A. Goodwin, Locomotive Superintendent Michael Stephens and Steamshed Foreman McNamara. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「CGR 1st Class 4-4-0 1879」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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