| Namaqualand 0-6-2 Scotia Class |
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Cape Copper Company 0-6-2 Scotia Class no. 10 Cambria at Ratelpoort, c. 1910 |
| Type and origin |
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♠ - Locomotives no. 8, 9, 10 & 12
♥ - Locomotives no. 14 & 15 | | Power type | Steam |
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| Designer | Kitson and Company |
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| Builder | Kitson and Company |
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| Serial number | 3976, 4089, 4090, 4291, 4331, 4332 |
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| Build date | 1900-1905 |
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| Specifications |
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Configuration:
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| • Whyte | 0-6-2 (Branchliner) |
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| • UIC | C1'n2 |
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| Driver | 3rd coupled axle |
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| Gauge | 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) Namaqualand |
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| Coupled dia. | 36 in (914 mm) |
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| Wheelbase | 11 ft 3 in (3,429 mm) |
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| • Coupled | 6 ft 3 in (1,905 mm) |
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| Loco weight | 25 LT 10 cwt (25,910 kg) |
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| Tender weight | 11 LT (11,180 kg) |
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| Total weight | 36 LT 10 cwt (37,090 kg) |
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| Tender type | 2-axle |
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| Fuel type | Coal |
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| Fuel capacity | 2 LT (2.0 t) as built
3 LT (3.0 t) modified |
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| Water cap. | 1,000 imp gal (4,550 L) |
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| Firebox: | |
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| • Type | Round-top
♠ 5 ft 9 in (1,753 mm) long
3 ft 9+5⁄16 in (1,151 mm) wide
♥ 5 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1,756 mm) long
3 ft 9+1⁄8 in (1,146 mm) wide |
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| • Grate area | 15 sq ft (1.4 m2) |
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Boiler:
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| • Diameter | ♠♥ 3 ft 8 in (1,118 mm) |
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| • Tube plates | ♠ 8 ft 7+1⁄2 in (2,629 mm)
♥ 8 ft 7+7⁄16 in (2,627 mm) |
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| • Small tubes | 1+3⁄4 in (44 mm) |
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| Boiler pressure | 150 psi (1,034 kPa) |
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| Heating surface: | |
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| • Firebox | ♠ 73.5 sq ft (6.83 m2)
♥ 72.5 sq ft (6.74 m2) |
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| • Tubes | See table for number & surface |
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| • Total surface | See table |
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| Cylinders | Two |
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| Cylinder size | 14 in (356 mm) bore
21 in (533 mm) stroke |
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| Valve gear | J. Hawthorn-Kitson |
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| Couplers | Buffers-and-chain |
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| Career |
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| Operators | Cape Copper Company
South African Copper Company
O'okiep Copper Company |
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| Numbers | 8-10, 12, 14-15 |
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| Official name | Scotia, Hibernia, Cambria, Canada, Australia & India |
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| Delivered | 1900-1905 |
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| First run | 1900 |
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The Cape Copper Company 0-6-2 Scotia Class of 1900 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Between 1900 and 1905, six more Mountain type tender locomotives with a 0-6-2 wheel arrangement were placed in service by the Cape Copper Company on its two-foot six inch gauge Namaqualand Railway between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Cape of Good Hope. Later described as the Scotia Class, they were similar to the earlier Clara Class locomotives, but with shorter boilers, longer fireboxes and larger firegrates.
