In 1927 and 1928 the South African Railways placed sixty-five Class GF Garratt articulated steam locomotives with a 4-6-2+2-6-4 wheel arrangement in service. They were built in three batches by Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG (Hanomag), numbered in the range from 2370 to 2406, Henschel and Son, numbered in the range from 2407 to 2424, and J.A. Maffei, numbered in the range from 2425 to 2434. Until the arrival of the Class GMA and Class GMAM, they were the most numerous Garratt locomotive in SAR service.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class GF 4-6-2+2-6-4. |