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CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT 1875
The Cape Government Railways 2nd Class 2-6-2TT of 1875 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
The first locomotives to enter service on the new 3 feet 6 inches Cape gauge mainlines of the Cape Government Railways, were 2-6-2 Prairie type side-tank engines that were delivered between 1875 and 1879. Four-wheeled tenders were also acquired and the locomotives could be operated in either a tank or tank-and-tender engine configuration, as circumstances demanded. These locomotives were later designated the Cape 2nd Class.〔''C.G.R. Numbering Revised'', Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94-95.〕
==Cape Government Railways==
In 1872 the Cape Government took over the operation of all railways in the Cape of Good Hope and established the Cape Government Railways (CGR). Shortly before, it had been decided to adopt the narrower 3 feet 6 inches gauge, instead of the existing 4 feet 8½ inches broad gauge, for all further railway expansions, since it would decrease the cost of construction through the difficult terrain which lay inland from the three major ports of the Cape of Good Hope at Cape Town, Port Elizabeth and East London. This narrower gauge is still known as Cape gauge.〔〔''The South African Railways - Historical Survey''. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, pp. 4, 8, 11.〕
Since the operational area within the Colony was so vast, the CGR was divided into three semi-autonomous systems. The Cape Eastern System was headquartered in East London, with A.E. Schmid as Chief Resident Engineer and J.D. Tilney as Locomotive Superintendent. The Cape Midland System was headquartered in Port Elizabeth, with D. Jackson Scott as Chief Resident Engineer and Mr. Edwards as Locomotive Superintendent. The Cape Western System was headquartered in Cape Town, with W.G. Brounger as Chief Resident Engineer as well as Consulting Engineer for the whole CGR, and Michael Stephens as Locomotive Superintendent.〔〔Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1943). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter II - The Adoption of the 3 ft. 6 in. Gauge on the Cape Government Railways''. South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, July 1943. pp. 515-518.〕
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