South African Class NG15 2-8-2 - Current Locomotive Status

Current Locomotive Status

Since the preservation of heritage locomotives is always dependent on the attitude and disposition of the current incumbents of positions of authority, the current status as set out below should be considered as a snapshot of the situation at a point in time, in this case circa 2007.


Number		 Current
location and condition
17 In running order at Sandstone Estates.
18 Hempstead & Northern RR, Texas, United States of America. Exported from South Africa to the USA in 1985.
19 At Sandstone Estates.
118 Bennett Brook Railway, Perth, Western Australia. In service on the railway from 15 October 1994 through to 2003. Stored awaiting an overhaul. Exported from South Africa to Australia in 1985.
120 Welsh Highland Heritage Railway. Purchased by a member of the WHR Ltd. It will be restored at a private site with the intention that it will run on Welsh Highland Railway Ltd. services in the future.
121 Phyllis Rampton Trust, Surrey, United Kingdom.
122 At the museum in George, South Africa.
123 Bennett Brook Railway, Perth, Western Australia. Restored to traffic as from 10 May 2007. Exported from South Africa to Australia in 1985.
133 Owned by the Festiniog Railway Company. Acquired for potential use on the Welsh Highland Railway. Stored in the open at the Dinas station of the Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon).
134 Owned by the Festiniog Railway Company. Acquired for use on the Welsh Highland Railway. Restoration in progress towards returning the Loco to working order. Dismantled with the majority of components under cover at the Dinas station of the Welsh Highland Railway (Caernarfon).
135 Owned by the Exmoor Steam Railway. In storage.
146 Owned by the Brecon Mountain Railway. In storage.
147 Plinthed at Avontuur station.

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