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The Central South African Railways Class C 2-8-4T of 1900 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Transvaal. In 1900, during the South African War, the Imperial Military Railways experienced a shortage of locomotives and six 2-8-4 Berkshire type tank locomotives, destined for the Western Australian Government Railways, were diverted to South Africa where they became known as the ''Western Australians''. In 1902 they came onto the roster of the Central South African Railways and were designated Class C.〔South African 2-8-4T, ''The Locomotive Magazine'', August 1955, p.142〕 ==The South African War== In 1899, when the South African War broke out, the invading British military forces took control of all railways in the colonies of the Cape of Good Hope and Natal. As possession was obtained, this control was extended to the railway lines of the Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwermentspoorwegen (OVGS) in the Orange Free State and the Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM) in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR).〔〔 On 7 October 1899 Lieutenant-Colonel E.P.C. Girouard KCMG DSO RE, a Canadian serving in the Royal Engineers and at the time the President of the Egyptian State Railways, was appointed as Director of Railways for the South African Field Forces.〔〔The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, pp. 22-23.〕 While Girouard largely left control of the two colonial railways in the hands of their civilian staff, the lines of the two Boer republics were worked under the title of the Imperial Military Railways (IMR) with civilian and military personnel appointed by him.〔〔 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「CSAR Class C 2-8-4T」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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