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| factorofadhesion = | trainheating = | locobrakes = | locobrakeforce = | trainbrakes = | safety = | operator = Natal Railway Company Natal Government Railways | operatorclass = | powerclass = | numinclass = 1 | fleetnumbers = | officialname = ''Perseverance'' | nicknames = | axleloadclass = | locale = | deliverydate = 1876 | firstrundate = 1876 | lastrundate = | retiredate = 1887 | withdrawndate = | preservedunits = | restoredate = | scrapdate = | currentowner = | disposition = | notes = }} The Natal Railway 4-4-0T ''Perseverance'' of 1876 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. In January 1876, the Natal Railway Company obtained its third and last locomotive, a broad gauge side-tank engine with a 4-4-0 American type wheel arrangement, built by Kitson and Company and named ''Perseverance''. During the previous year, the Natal Government Railways had been established and, on 1 January 1877, all the assets of the Natal Railway Company were taken over by the Government of the Colony of Natal and became part of the new Government Railways.〔Early NGR background information〕 ==Manufacturer== The third and last locomotive to be placed in service by the Natal Railway Company was a broad gauge American type side-tank engine. It was built by Kitson and Company in 1875, with works number 2037. The locomotive arrived in Durban on 10 January 1876, on board the ship ''Parthenia''. It was offloaded with some difficulty on the following day, during which the engine came down with "a crash onto the bulwark, smashing some of the timbers".〔〔Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1943). ''The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter I - The Period of the 4 ft. 8½ in. Gauge''. South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, June 1943. pp. 437-440.〕 At a meeting of the board of directors on 2 February 1876, it was resolved to name the locomotive ''Perseverance''. It was possibly named after the horse-drawn bus which worked between Pietermaritzburg and Durban during the early 1860s.〔〔 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「Natal Railway 4-4-0T Perseverance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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