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Owner: South African Railways
Model:MLW 4-8-2Built As:SAS 1972 (4-8-2)
Serial Number:61425Order No:Q-272
Frame Number:22X28 cylinders, 57" driversBuilt:9/1919
Notes:MLW 09/1919, SAR Class 15BR
Other locos with this serial:  SAS 1972(4-8-2)
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SAR Class 15BR 1972 (4-8-2)
Title:  SAR Class 15BR 1972 (4-8-2)
Description:  Between 1918 and 1922 the South African Railways placed thirty Class 15B steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain wheel arrangement in service, built in two batches by Montreal Locomotive Works and numbered in the ranges 1829 to 1838 and 1971 to 1990. All thirty Class 15B locomotives were eventually reboilered with Watson Standard no. 2A boilers and reclassified to Class 15BR.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 15B 4-8-2.
Photo Date:  4/15/2013  Upload Date: 6/11/2013 6:32:50 PM
Location:  George, WC, ZA
Author:  Col André Kritzinger
Categories:  Steam
Locomotives:  SAS 1972(4-8-2)
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