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The Cape Government Railways 4th Class 4-4-2 of 1897 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope. In 1897 the Cape Government Railways placed six 4th Class tender locomotives with a 4-4-2 Atlantic wheel arrangement in service on the section from Kimberley southwards. ==Manufacturer== At the time that an urgent requirement arose on the Cape Government Railways (CGR) in 1896 for more locomotives for the section of the Western System from Kimberley to the south, locomotive production by the usual British suppliers was being disrupted by strikes, which made delivery time uncertain. At the same time, the steamship companies had suddenly doubled all freight charges to the Cape. The CGR therefore approached locomotive builders in the United States of America.〔 Baldwin Locomotive Works, it turned out, had just completed an order for twenty-four 6600-Class 4-4-2 Atlantic type tender locomotives for the gauge Japanese State Railways, numbered in the range from 6600 to 6623. Baldwin offered to produce another six of the same type for the CGR. Since the Japanese locomotive met the requirements of the CGR, the offer was accepted.〔〔 The construction of the six locomotives was completed within sixty days of confirmation of the order. The new doubled freight rates of the steamship companies were circumvented by shipping the locomotives by sailing vessel, which convinced the steamship companies to promptly revert to their previous rates.〔 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 4th Class 4-4-2」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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