CGR Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0

Specifications
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0+0-6-0T
• UIC	C+Cn4
Driver	1st and 4th coupled axles
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Coupled dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Tender wheels	33+1⁄2 in (851 mm)
Wheelbase	58 ft 4+1⁄2 in (17,793 mm)
• Engine	34 ft (10,363 mm)
• Coupled	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm)
• Tender	14 ft 7 in (4,445 mm)
• Tender bogie	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Pivot centres	Approx. 25 ft 6 in (7,772 mm)
Length:;
• Over couplers	66 ft 5+1⁄4 in (20,250 mm)
Height	12 ft 10 in (3,912 mm)
Axle load	14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg)
• 1st coupled	13 LT 1 cwt (13,260 kg)
• 2nd coupled	13 LT 3 cwt (13,360 kg)
• 3rd coupled	12 LT 11 cwt (12,750 kg)
• 4th coupled	14 LT 16 cwt (15,040 kg)
• 5th coupled	14 LT 14 cwt (14,940 kg)
• 6th coupled	14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg)
• Tender bogie	Bogie 1: 18 LT 9 cwt (18,750 kg); Bogie 2: 19 LT 10 cwt (19,810 kg)
Adhesive weight	83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg)
Loco weight	83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg)
Tender weight	37 LT 19 cwt (38,560 kg)
Total weight	121 LT 2 cwt (123,000 kg)
Tender type	2-axle bogies
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 LT (7.1 t) engine; 6 LT (6.1 t) tender
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	34 sq ft (3.2 m2)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	7 ft 2 in (2,184 mm)
• Diameter	5 ft (1,524 mm)
• Tube plates	13 ft 9+5⁄8 in (4,207 mm)
• Small tubes	239: 2 in (51 mm)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1,241 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
• Tubes	1,727 sq ft (160.4 m2)
• Total surface	1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	16 in (406 mm) bore; 24 in (610 mm) stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Couplers	Johnston link-and-pin

Type and origin
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Kitson and Company
Builder	Kitson and Company
Serial number	4197
Build date	1903
Total produced	4

CGR Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0
CGR Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0
	Builder’s picture of CGR Kitson-Meyer no. 800, with works number 4197 on the cab plate
Power type
Type and origin
Power type	Steam
Designer	Kitson and Company
Builder	Kitson and Company
Serial number	4197
Build date	1903
Total produced	4
Configuration:;
Specifications
Configuration:;
• Whyte	0-6-0+0-6-0T
• UIC	C+Cn4
Driver	1st and 4th coupled axles
Gauge	3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge
Coupled dia.	48 in (1,219 mm)
Tender wheels	33+1⁄2 in (851 mm)
Wheelbase	58 ft 4+1⁄2 in (17,793 mm)
• Engine	34 ft (10,363 mm)
• Coupled	8 ft 6 in (2,591 mm)
• Tender	14 ft 7 in (4,445 mm)
• Tender bogie	4 ft 7 in (1,397 mm)
Pivot centres	Approx. 25 ft 6 in (7,772 mm)
Length:;
• Over couplers	66 ft 5+1⁄4 in (20,250 mm)
Height	12 ft 10 in (3,912 mm)
Axle load	14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg)
• 1st coupled	13 LT 1 cwt (13,260 kg)
• 2nd coupled	13 LT 3 cwt (13,360 kg)
• 3rd coupled	12 LT 11 cwt (12,750 kg)
• 4th coupled	14 LT 16 cwt (15,040 kg)
• 5th coupled	14 LT 14 cwt (14,940 kg)
• 6th coupled	14 LT 18 cwt (15,140 kg)
• Tender bogie	Bogie 1: 18 LT 9 cwt (18,750 kg); Bogie 2: 19 LT 10 cwt (19,810 kg)
Adhesive weight	83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg)
Loco weight	83 LT 3 cwt (84,480 kg)
Tender weight	37 LT 19 cwt (38,560 kg)
Total weight	121 LT 2 cwt (123,000 kg)
Tender type	2-axle bogies
Fuel type	Coal
Fuel capacity	7 LT (7.1 t) engine; 6 LT (6.1 t) tender
Water cap.	3,000 imp gal (14,000 L)
Firebox:
• Type	Belpaire
• Grate area	34 sq ft (3.2 m2)
Boiler:;
• Pitch	7 ft 2 in (2,184 mm)
• Diameter	5 ft (1,524 mm)
• Tube plates	13 ft 9+5⁄8 in (4,207 mm)
• Small tubes	239: 2 in (51 mm)
Boiler pressure	180 psi (1,241 kPa)
Heating surface:
• Firebox	136 sq ft (12.6 m2)
• Tubes	1,727 sq ft (160.4 m2)
• Total surface	1,863 sq ft (173.1 m2)
Cylinders	Four
Cylinder size	16 in (406 mm) bore; 24 in (610 mm) stroke
Valve gear	Walschaerts
Couplers	Johnston link-and-pin
Tractive effort
Performance figures
Tractive effort	34,560 lbf (153.7 kN) @ 75%
Operators
Career
Operators	Cape Government Railways
Number in class	1
Numbers	800
Delivered	1903
First run	1903
Last run	1908
Scrapped	1912

The Cape Government Railways Kitson-Meyer 0-6-0+0-6-0 of 1903 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.

In 1903, the Cape Government Railways placed a single experimental 0-6-0+0-6-0 T Kitson-Meyer articulated steam locomotive in service on its Eastern System, working out of East London. The Kitson-Meyer was found to be a poor steamer and it was staged out of service by 1908 and scrapped in 1912.