Between 1914 and 1925 the South African Railways placed one hundred and nineteen Class 15A steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain wheel arrangement in service, delivered in ten batches from three manufacturers (North British Locomotive Company, Beyer, Peacock and Company and J.A. Maffei). They were numbered in the ranges 1571 to 1575, 1781 to 1828, 1839 to 1858, 1961 to 1970, 2011 to 2025 and 2080 to 2100. All but five Class 15A locomotives were later reboilered with Watson Standard no. 2A boilers and reclassified to Class 15AR.
See also the Wikipedia article on the South African Class 15A 4-8-2. |