SAR GDA class 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt 2255 at Sydenham loco shed

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Caption - South African Railways (SAR) GDA class 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt 2255 at Sydenham loco shed in Port Elizabeth in 1970. This small class of five locos were built by Linke-Hofmann under licence from Beyer-Peacock in 1929. Initially purchased for working over Sir Lowry's Pass from Cape Town they were not a success and were moved to Natal and worked from Stanger. Later in their working life a couple were used on the Port Alfred branch and a few years later two worked from Port Elizabeth on local goods trains. All the class were withdrawn by `1972.

Country - South Africa   Date - 1970   General Photo - 602

Image from the Lou Johnson Collection

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