Beyer Peacock Works No 7837 – 4122   Jenny 

This locomotive was built by Beyer Peacock in Manchester in 1958 for the South African Railways.

For details of class GMA and GMAM go to Class GMA and GMAM.

The locomotive subsequently was sold to the Randfontein Estates Gold Mining Company (REGM) near Johannsburg where it carried the name Jenny. The railway there was extensive and many steam locomotives were based there until early 1995 when they were replaced by diesel engines.

It was then sold to the Transenet Heritage Foundation.

It is understood that the locomotive was based at the Voorbbai locomotive depot near Mossel Bay about 250 miles east of Cape Town from where it worked on the Garden Route. Voorbaai provides the steam locomotives for the popular and scenic Garden Route. The Garden Route is a 190 mile stretch off the southeastern coast of South Africa, which extends from Mossel Bay in the Western Cape to Storms River in the Eastern Cape. The name comes from the verdant and ecologically diverse vegetation encountered here and the numerous lagoons and lakes dotted along the coast.

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