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| factorofadhesion = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | operator = Wythes & Jackson Natal Government Railways Selati Railway | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = 2 | fleetnumbers = NGR 27-28 | officialname = ''Durban'' & ''Pietermaritzburg'' | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = 1877 | firstrundate = 1877 | lastrundate = | retiredate = | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }} The Natal Government Railways 2-6-0T ''Durban'' and ''Pietermaritzburg'' of 1877 are two South African steam locomotives from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. In 1875 the Natal Government Railways was established and in 1877 all the assets of the Natal Railway Company were taken over by the colonial government in Natal. The government decided to adopt the 3 feet 6 inches Cape gauge in conformance with the railways in the Cape of Good Hope and to extend the existing line in Durban inland to Pietermaritzburg, up the north coast to Verulam and down the south coast to Isipingo. The contractors who were tasked with the construction of the line to Pietermaritzburg acquired two 2-6-0 tank locomotives early in 1877 for use during construction and named them ''Durban'' and ''Pietermaritzburg''. They were the first Cape gauge locomotives to enter service in Natal.〔Early NGR background information〕〔Contractor's locomotives ''Durban'' and Maritzburg〕 ==Manufacturer== Whythes & Jackson Limited, who was contracted by the Natal government for the construction of the line from Durban to Pietermaritzburg, placed an order with Kitson and Company in 1876 for two 2-6-0 tank locomotives for use during construction. The locomotives were not numbered, but were appropriately named ''Durban'' and ''Pietermaritzburg'' after the two towns that were to be connected by the new railway line. They underwent their trial steaming at the builders on 31 August 1876 and were landed at the Point in Durban in early 1877, the ''Pietermaritzburg'' on 1 February off the ship ''Basotho'' and the ''Durban'' on 22 March.〔〔〔''The Natal Mercury'' of 8 February 1877 and 22 March 1877.〕〔''New Light on Early Natal Locomotives'', Article by Donald Bell & A.E. Durrant, SA Rail September–October 1994, pp. 164-166.〕 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「NGR 2-6-0T Durban & Pietermaritzburg」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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