CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879

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CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879

Summary

CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879 is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879 is in the country of Cape Colony[3].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879 is in the country of Union of South Africa[4].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's image is recorded as CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879 BP.jpg[5].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[6].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's operator is recorded as Cape Government Railways[7].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's operator is recorded as Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen[8].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's operator is recorded as South African Railways and Harbours Administration[9].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's manufacturer is recorded as Beyer, Peacock and Company[10].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's subclass of is recorded as tender locomotive[11].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's Commons category is recorded as CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879[12].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[13].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0yp4h9q[14].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's service entry is recorded as +1879-00-00T00:00:00Z[15].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's service retirement is recorded as +1910-00-00T00:00:00Z[16].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[17].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's total produced is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+10'}[18].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's number of cylinders is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's serial number is recorded as 1844–1849, 2026–2027, 2039–2040[20].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's fleet or registration number is recorded as W27–W32, W39–W42[21].
  • CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's wheel arrangement is recorded as 2-6-0[22].

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Geography

Country listings include Cape Colony[3], a historical country[23], in British Empire[24], founded in 1795[25] and Union of South Africa[4], a dominion of the British Empire[26], founded in 1910[27].

Designation and Status

CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879's instance of is recorded as locomotive class[6].

Why It Matters

CGR 1st Class 2-6-0 1879 ranks in the top 9% of locomotive_class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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