| CGR Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0 |
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Builder’s picture of CGR Kitson-Meyer no. 800, with works number 4197 on the cab plate |
| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Kitson and Company |
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| Builder | Kitson and Company |
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| Serial number | 4197 |
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| Build date | 1903 |
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| Total produced | 4 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-0+0-6-0T |
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| • UIC | C+Cn4 |
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| Driver | 1st and 4th coupled axles |
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| Gauge | 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge |
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| Coupled dia. | 48 in (1,219 mm) |
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| Tender wheels | 33+1⁄2 in (851 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 58 ft 4+1⁄2 in (17,793 mm) |
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| • Engine | 34 ft (10,363 mm) |
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| • Coupled | 8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm) |
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| • Tender | 14 ft 7 in (4,445 mm) |
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| • Tender bogie | 4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm) |
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| Pivot centres | Approx. 25 ft 6 in (7,772 mm) |
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Length:
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| • Over couplers | 66 ft 5+1⁄4 in (20,250 mm) |
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| Height | 12 ft 10 in (3,912 mm) |
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| Axle load | 14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg) |
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| • 1st coupled | 13 LT 1 cwt (13,260 kg) |
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| • 2nd coupled | 13 LT 3 cwt (13,360 kg) |
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| • 3rd coupled | 12 LT 11 cwt (12,750 kg) |
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| • 4th coupled | 14 LT 16 cwt (15,040 kg) |
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| • 5th coupled | 14 LT 14 cwt (14,940 kg) |
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| • 6th coupled | 14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg) |
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| • Tender bogie | Bogie 1: 18 LT 9 cwt (18,750 kg)
Bogie 2: 19 LT 10 cwt (19,810 kg) |
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| Adhesive weight | 83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg) |
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| Loco weight | 83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg) |
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| Tender weight | 37 LT 19 cwt (38,560 kg) |
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| Total weight | 121 LT 2 cwt (123,000 kg) |
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| Tender type | 2-axle bogies |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 7 LT (7.1 t) engine
6 LT (6.1 t) tender |
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| Water cap. | 3,000 imp gal (14,000 L) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Type | Belpaire |
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| • Grate area | 34 sq ft (3.2 m2) |
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Boiler:
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| • Pitch | 7 ft 2 in (2,184 mm) |
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| • Diameter | 5 ft (1,524 mm) |
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| • Tube plates | 13 ft 9+5⁄8 in (4,207 mm) |
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| • Small tubes | 239: 2 in (51 mm) |
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| Boiler pressure | 180 psi (1,241 kPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | 136 sq ft (12.6 m2) |
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| • Tubes | 1,727 sq ft (160.4 m2) |
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| • Total surface | 1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2) |
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| Cylinders | Four |
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| Cylinder size | 16 in (406 mm) bore
24 in (610 mm) stroke |
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| Valve gear | Walschaerts |
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| Couplers | Johnston link-and-pin |
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The Cape Government Railways Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0 of 1903 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
In 1903, the Cape Government Railways placed a single experimental 0-6-0+0-6-0T Kitson-Meyer articulated steam locomotive in service on its Eastern System, working out of East London. The Kitson-Meyer was found to be a poor steamer and it was staged out of service by 1908 and scrapped in 1912.