South African type TL tender

South African type TL tender

300px Type TL tender on SAR Class 1A

Type and origin ♠ Tenders no. 1446-1475, 1479-1488 ♥ Tenders no. 765-766, 1289-1309 Locomotive SAR Classes 1A, 2C, 3 & 3B Designer South African Railways Builder South African Railways In service c. 1930 Rebuilt from Type TJ, Type TM

Specifications Configuration 2-axle bogies Gauge 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge Length ♠ ♥ Wheel dia. 30 in (762 mm) Wheelbase 16 ft 6 in (5,029 mm)  • Bogie 4 ft 6 in (1,372 mm) Fuel type Coal Fuel cap. 8 LT 15 cwt (8.9 t) 11 LT 15 cwt (11.9 t) Water cap. Stoking Manual Couplers Drawbar & Bell link-and-pin Drawbar & AAR knuckle (1950s)

Career Operators South African Railways Numbers SAR 765-766, 1289-1309, 1446-1475, 1479-1488

Main article: South African steam locomotive tenders

The South African type TL tender was a steam locomotive tender.

Type TL tenders were rebuilt from Type TJ and Type TM tenders which had entered service between 1909 and 1912. The rebuilding resulted in a tender with a larger coal bunker.

Origin

Type TJ tenders entered service on the Natal Government Railways (NGR) in 1909 and 1910, as tenders to the first five locomotives of the Class B 4-8-2 of 1909 and the Classes A 4-6-0 and B 4-8-0 of 1910.

Type TM tenders entered service on the NGR and South African Railways (SAR) in 1911 and 1912, as tenders to the last 25 locomotives of the NGR Class B 4-8-2 and the SAR Class 3B.

These locomotives and tender were designed by NGR Locomotive Superintendent D.A. Hendrie and built by the North British Locomotive Company and the NGR.

Rebuilding

Between 1912 and 1941, probably c. 1930, several of the Types TJ and TM tenders were rebuilt by the SAR, by mounting a completely new upper structure on the existing underframe. These rebuilt tenders, designated Type TL, had a more modern appearance with smooth sides all the way to the top.

• In the case of the Type TJ, the rebuilding resulted in a tender with larger water tanks, with the capacity increased from , and a larger coal capacity, increased from 6 long tons (6.1 tonnes) to 8 long tons 15 hundredweight (8.9 tonnes).
• In the case of the Type TM, the water capacity was reduced from , while the coal capacity was increased from 8 long tons 5 hundredweight (8.4 tonnes) to 8 long tons 15 hundredweight (8.9 tonnes).

Letter codes

The first letter of the tender type indicates the classes of engines to which it can be coupled. The "T_" tenders could be used with the locomotive classes as shown below, although the engine drawbar had to be replaced to suit the target engine in some cases.

• NGR Class B 4-8-0 of 1910, SAR Class 1A
• NGR Class A 4-6-2 of 1910, SAR Class 2C
• NGR Class B 4-8-2 of 1909, SAR Class 3
• SAR Class 3B
• SAR Class MC

The second letter indicates the tender's water capacity. The "_L" tenders had a capacity of .

A number, when added after the letter code, indicates differences between similar tender types, such as wheelbase or coal bunker capacity.

Modification

Some Type TL tenders were subsequently modified to increase their coal capacity from 8 long tons 15 hundredweight (8.9 tonnes) to 11 long tons 15 hundredweight (11.9 tonnes).