Neilson, Reid and Company Works No 5830 – IMR 123, CSAR 389, NGR 328 & SAR 1056

This locomotive was built by Neilson, Reid and Company in Glasgow in 1900 as one of the 25 locomotives ordered by the Imperial Military Railways (IMR).

It ran on the IMR as number 123 before coming under the Central South African Railways (CSAR) number 389 in July 1902 following the end of the Boer war.

In 1906 its ownership passed to the Natal Government Railways (NGR) as number 328 before being taken into the South Africa Railways (SAR) as number 1056 in 1912.

At some time during the 1930s the locomotive was fitted with a superheated boiler and reclassified as a class 7BR engine.

Following being taken out of service the locomotive worked some Transnet special trains.

The locomotive is part of the national collection in is on static display in Outeniqua Transport Museum in George.

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