Durban Harbour's Sir Albert

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0ST (Six-coupled)
• UIC	Cn2t
Driver	2nd coupled axle
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Coupled dia.	36 in (914 mm)
Wheelbase	7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	1-2: 4 ft (1,219 mm); 2-3: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length:;
• Over couplers	20 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6,369 mm)
Height	10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm)
Axle load	7 LT 15 cwt (7,874 kg)
Adhesive weight	21 LT 5 cwt (21,590 kg)
Loco weight	21 LT 5 cwt (21,590 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1 LT (1.0 t)
Water cap.	450 imp gal (2,000 L)
Firebox:
• Type	Round-top
• Grate area	7 sq ft (0.65 m2)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	5 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1,619 mm)
• Diameter	3 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1,045 mm) outside
• Tube plates	7 ft 6+1⁄2 in (2,299 mm)
• Small tubes	94: 1+7⁄8 in (48 mm)
Boiler pressure	140 psi (965 kPa)
Safety valve	Ramsbottom
Heating surface:
• Firebox	41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
• Tubes	347 sq ft (32.2 m2)
• Total surface	388 sq ft (36.0 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	12 in (305 mm) bore; 18 in (457 mm) stroke
Valve gear	Stephenson
Couplers	Johnston link-and-pin

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hunslet Engine Company
Builder	Hunslet Engine Company
Serial number	852
Build date	1904

Durban Harbour's *Sir Albert*
Durban Harbour's Sir Albert
	Natal Harbours Department engine Sir Albert, c. 1904
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Hunslet Engine Company
Builder	Hunslet Engine Company
Serial number	852
Build date	1904
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0ST (Six-coupled)
• UIC	Cn2t
Driver	2nd coupled axle
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Coupled dia.	36 in (914 mm)
Wheelbase	7 ft 6 in (2,286 mm)
• Axle spacing; (Asymmetrical)	1-2: 4 ft (1,219 mm); 2-3: 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
Length:;
• Over couplers	20 ft 10+3⁄4 in (6,369 mm)
Height	10 ft 6 in (3,200 mm)
Axle load	7 LT 15 cwt (7,874 kg)
Adhesive weight	21 LT 5 cwt (21,590 kg)
Loco weight	21 LT 5 cwt (21,590 kg)
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	1 LT (1.0 t)
Water cap.	450 imp gal (2,000 L)
Firebox:
• Type	Round-top
• Grate area	7 sq ft (0.65 m2)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	5 ft 3+3⁄4 in (1,619 mm)
• Diameter	3 ft 5+1⁄8 in (1,045 mm) outside
• Tube plates	7 ft 6+1⁄2 in (2,299 mm)
• Small tubes	94: 1+7⁄8 in (48 mm)
Boiler pressure	140 psi (965 kPa)
Safety valve	Ramsbottom
Heating surface:
• Firebox	41 sq ft (3.8 m2)
• Tubes	347 sq ft (32.2 m2)
• Total surface	388 sq ft (36.0 m2)
Cylinders	Two
Cylinder size	12 in (305 mm) bore; 18 in (457 mm) stroke
Valve gear	Stephenson
Couplers	Johnston link-and-pin
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	7,560 lbf (33.6 kN) @ 75%
Operators
Career
Operators	Harbours Department of Natal; South African Railways
Number in class	1
Numbers	HDN 4 & 46, SAR 046
Official name	Sir Albert
Delivered	1904
First run	1904
Withdrawn	1915

Durban Harbour's Sir Albert of 1904 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.

In 1904, the Harbours Department of the Natal Government placed a single 0-6-0ST saddle-tank locomotive, named Sir Albert, in service as harbour shunting engine in Durban Harbour.^[1]^[2]

Port Advisory Board

In 1898, a Port Advisory Board was established in Durban, responsible for the management, control, improvement, development and maintenance of the facilities at Durban Harbour.^[1]

Railway operations in the harbour became the responsibility of the Harbours Department of the Government of Natal.^[3]

Manufacturer

In 1904, the Natal Harbours Department placed a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive in service at Durban Harbour. It was built by Hunslet Engine Company of Leeds and was numbered as well as named, no. 4 Sir Albert, after Sir Albert Henry Hime, Prime Minister of Natal from 1899 to 1903.^[1]^[2]^[4]

Service

According to some sources, Sir Albert was later renumbered to 46. It does not appear to have been taken onto the Natal Government Railways (NGR) roster.^[4]^[5]

When the Union of South Africa was established on 31 May 1910, the three Colonial government railways (Cape Government Railways, NGR and Central South African Railways) were united under a single administration to control and administer the railways, ports and harbours of the Union. Although the South African Railways and Harbours came into existence in 1910, the actual classification and renumbering of all the rolling stock of the three constituent railways were only implemented with effect from 1 January 1912.^[6]^[7]

Sir Albert was still in service at the harbour in 1912. Since the locomotive was considered obsolete, it was renumbered to 046 and not classified on the SAR. It kept on working at Durban Harbour until it was withdrawn from service in 1915.^[4]^[7]^[8]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 115, 130–131. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
^ ^a ^b Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa – A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter III – Natal Government Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1944. pp. 670–671.
^ Harbours Department of the Government of Natal
^ ^a ^b ^c Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 22. ISBN 0869772112.
^ Information on Sir Albert from John Middleton
^ The South African Railways – Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.
^ ^a ^b Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 11, 13, 18. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
^ Dulez, Jean A. (2012). Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011) (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. p. 26. ISBN 9 780620 512282.

[Holland_2-1] Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 115, 130–131. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.

[SAR&H_Sep_1944-2] Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa – A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter III – Natal Government Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1944. pp. 670–671.

[Natal_Harbours_Dept.-3] Harbours Department of the Government of Natal

[Paxton-Bourne-4] Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 22. ISBN 0869772112.

[Sir_Albert-5] Information on Sir Albert from John Middleton

[SAR_History-6] The South African Railways – Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 25.

[SAR_Renumber-7] Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 11, 13, 18. (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)

[Dulez_150-8] Dulez, Jean A. (2012). Railways of Southern Africa 150 Years (Commemorating One Hundred and Fifty Years of Railways on the Sub-Continent – Complete Motive Power Classifications and Famous Trains – 1860–2011) (1st ed.). Garden View, Johannesburg, South Africa: Vidrail Productions. p. 26. ISBN 9 780620 512282.

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