21 April 2009

Schweizer-Reneke, Town Centre, SAR Class 19D No 2682


12 June 2012 - this image courtesy Jacque Wepener shows a locomotive in Schweizer-Reneke which beautifies this public area in town. The locomotive was recently fenced in and given a fresh layer of paint. The picture is in sharp contract with the photos below which was taken some years earlier.


12 June 2012 - this image courtesy Jacque Wepener


September 2005: Photo courtesy of Jacque & John Wepener.

SAR Class 19D No. 2682, Schweizer-Reneke, Northwest.
Wheels: 4-8-2.
Builder: A. Borsig.
Build Date: 1938.
Construction No.: 14733.


13 May 2006 photo courtesy André Kritzinger's Album
Andre noted: Class 19D No 2682 entered service between 1937 and 1939.


13 May 2006 photo courtesy André Kritzinger
She now serves as town guard (and sometimes as billboard) in Schweizer-Reneke.


13 May 2006 photo courtesy André Kritzinger

Kevin Wilson-Smith posted the following photo's to the "Friends of the Rail" forum in Jul 2008 after making a long trip. It was already dark when he discovered the Class 19D No 2682 plinthed in the town center of Schweizer-Reneke

Photo: Kevin Wilson-Smith 2008


Photo: Kevin Wilson-Smith 2008
This locomotive displays the square tender version.


Photo: Kevin Wilson-Smith 2008


Photo: Kevin Wilson-Smith 2008
Originally protected from vandalism, it was eventually broken open and stripped from all brass fittings.

Before WW II, 135 engines of Class 19D were delivered by Krupp, Borsig and Skoda. Immediately after the war, a further 50 Class 19D's were supplied by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorn Ltd. These were similar to the pre-war 19D, except they were fitted with vacuum brakes. The final order of 50 engines of this class was from North British Locomotive Co in 1949 and fitted with a new type of tender known as the Vanderbilt.

These versatile locomotives saw extensive service on every system of the SAR and were amongst the last steam locomotives to be withdrawn from active service.

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