Class Garratt GF "Billy" No.2380 - 4-6-4+4-6-4
Built 1927, works number 10522
Nos.2370-2406 were built by Hannomag (Hannover-Linden) in 1927
Nos.2407-2434 were also built by Henschel & Söhn in 1928
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Original numbering 2370-2434
Driving wheel 4ft 6ins.
Cylinders 4 x 16ins.x 26ins.
Valve gear: Walschaerts
Bolier Pressure: 185 psi
Grate Size: 44 square feet
Tractive Force: 34,200 lbs.
Length: 77 ft. 1ins.
Weight: 145 tons 500lbs.
Axle Load: 13 tons 1,900lbs.
Tender Weight: n/a
Coal Capacity: 10 tons
Water Capacity: 3,000 gallons (front), 1,000 gallons (rear)
Tender Types: n/a |
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GF No.2380 on Three Arches Bridge
Copyright Richard Stevens |
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One of our founder members Andy Anderson
with Garratt GF "Billy" cabside plate - April 2007 |
Garratt GF No. 2380 on Mpoloweni Bridge - SLS Tour - May 2006 |
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Garratt GF on Albert Falls Bridge - SLS Tour - May 2006
Copyright Michael Allen |
Garratt GF near Otto's Bluff - SLS Tour - June 2008
Copyright Michael Allen |
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"Billy" on full steam ahead near Drummond |
Garratt GF No. 2380 in Ngangwane Gorge near Riverside
SLS tour May 2006 |
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Garratt GF No. 2380 at Masons Mill - June 2006 |
Garratt GF No. 2380 in Noodsberg - December 2005 |
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"Billy" taking a well deserved rest after her June SLS Tour
Masons Mill - December 2007 - Tim Gilbert (UK) |
"Billy" bright and clean, looking like she had just been made
(1927)
Kloof Station 2005 |
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