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South African Class A 4-8-2T

4-8-2T tank locomotive dating from 1888, originally known as a Natal Government Railways Class D (or Dübs) locomotive
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Summary

South African Class A 4-8-2T is a locomotive class[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of locomotive class entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Natal Government Railways[3]
  • Manufacturer: Dübs and Company[4]
  • Subclass of: tank locomotive[5]
  • Commons category: South African Class A (4-8-2T)[6]
  • Track gauge: 1067 mm track gauge[7]
  • Total produced: 102[8]
  • Quantity: 102[9]
  • Wheel arrangement: 4-8-2T[10]

Why It Matters

South African Class A 4-8-2T is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · M2k~dewiki · 2026-05-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → Dubs - Masons Mill.jpg
    Commons category → South African Class A (4-8-2T)
    Freebase id → /m/0fq1fld
    Manufacturer → Dübs and Company
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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