Dübs and Company Works No 3641 – CGR 743, Imvani-Indwe Railway Bradfield & SAR 1029

The locomotive was operated by the Cape Government Railways (CGR) which initially ran the Imvani-Indwe Railway which operated a branch line from Sterkstroom to the Indwe Collieries in the Eastern Cape. It was eventually taken into CGR stock and became the Eastern System’s number 743.

It later became SAR number 1029 in 1912 following the establishment of the South African Railways (SAR).

For information on class 7A locomotives go to Class 7A

The locomotive is owned by the Transport Heritage Foundation (THF) and is on static display at Lydenburg station.

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