The CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT of 1875 is a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape Colony.The first locomotives to enter service on the new 3 feet 6 inches Cape gauge mainlines of the Cape Government Railways were 2-6-2 Prairie type side-tank engines that were delivered between 1875 and 1879. Four-wheeled tenders were also acquired and the locomotives could be operated in either a tank or tank-and-tender engine configuration as circumstances demanded.
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