Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p The South African Class A 4-8-2T of 1888 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.In 1888 the Natal Government Railways placed the first five of its eventual one hundred Class D 4-8-2T tank steam locomotives in service. The last was delivered in 1899. They were the first locomotives in the world with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, later to become known as the Mountain type. In 1912, when these locomotives were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and reclassified to Class A. In 1915 another two Class A locomotives were built from spare parts.. }
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- South_African_Class_A_4-8-2T abstract "The South African Class A 4-8-2T of 1888 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony.In 1888 the Natal Government Railways placed the first five of its eventual one hundred Class D 4-8-2T tank steam locomotives in service. The last was delivered in 1899. They were the first locomotives in the world with a 4-8-2 wheel arrangement, later to become known as the Mountain type. In 1912, when these locomotives were assimilated into the South African Railways, they were renumbered and reclassified to Class A. In 1915 another two Class A locomotives were built from spare parts.".