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Cape Copper Co. Scotia class
Namaqualand Scotia class
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South Africa | 1900
6 produced
Factory photo showing either No. 9 “Hibernia” or No. 10 “Cambria”
Factory photo showing either No. 9 “Hibernia” or No. 10 “Cambria”
Kitson, National Railway Museum York collection

The Scotia class of the Cape Copper Co. was introduced in 1900 to alleviate the problems with the bad quality of the local water encountered on the previous Clara class. To reduce the sediments in the boiler tubes, the new locomotives received a boiler with shorter tubes, but a longer firebox. The six locomotives built between 1900 and 1905 still had a 0-6-2 wheel arrangement and sheet-metal casing on the sides to protect the moving parts from sand.

They were named Scotia, Hibernia, Cambria, Canada, Australia and India. In 1922 the O'okiep copper mines were closed and there was only a basic twice-weekly service on this two and a half feet narrow gauge line between the location of the mines and Port Nolloth. Although mining was restarted in 1937, this was only at a very small scale and the locomotives were withdrawn around 1939 and 1940.

General
Built1900-1905
ManufacturerKitson & Co.
Axle config0-6-2 (Webb) 
Gauge2 ft 6 in (Two feet six inch)
Dimensions and Weights
Wheelbase11 ft 3 in
Rigid wheelbase6 ft 3 in
Service weight57,120 lbs
Total weight81,760 lbs
Water capacity1,201 us gal
Fuel capacity6,720 lbs (coal)
Boiler
Grate area15 sq ft
Firebox area73.5 sq ft
Tube heating area559.5 sq ft
Evaporative heating area633 sq ft
Total heating area633 sq ft
Power Plant
Driver diameter36 in
Boiler pressure150 psi
Expansion typesimple
Cylinderstwo, 14 x 21 in
Power
Power sourcesteam
Estimated power250 hp (186 kW)
Optimal speed11 mph
Starting effort14,578 lbf
Calculated Values
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