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Lost at sea
How many South African locomotives were lost at sea? When? Where?
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Re: Lost at sea
Does nobody read The Railway Magazine (September 2007 p16)?
In 1899 a Cape Gauge Beyer Peacock 2-6-4T bound for South Africa (Pretoria & Pietersburg) was lost at sea.
And on 1st February1946 the Fort Massac struck a sunken lightship in the Thames estuary and SAR 4-8-2 no 2734 (presumably a Class 19D?), built by R Stephenson & Hawthorns, was lost.
In 1899 a Cape Gauge Beyer Peacock 2-6-4T bound for South Africa (Pretoria & Pietersburg) was lost at sea.
And on 1st February1946 the Fort Massac struck a sunken lightship in the Thames estuary and SAR 4-8-2 no 2734 (presumably a Class 19D?), built by R Stephenson & Hawthorns, was lost.
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Re: Lost at sea
There were also photos published some while ago of two electric units that overran the buffers in East London harbour and ended up in the sea up to their pantographs!
I do believe that similar happened in steam day shunts in Port Elizabeth harbour, with an S2.
I do believe that similar happened in steam day shunts in Port Elizabeth harbour, with an S2.