The Garratt Locomotive

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Garratt locomotives from other builders

628 built - 620 assembled

I have revised these tables to include running numbers, however these are the numbers carried when delivered, any

subsequent renumberings are not generally shown as some of these would cause confusion.

Ansaldo (Italy) (6 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
1371-1376/1939

Metre/C.F. Franco Ethiopien

2-8-2+2-8-2

501-506

504-506 delivered to Libya

Sir W.G.Armstrong Whitworth, Newcastle upon Tyne (4 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
565-566/1924

3'/Ferrocarril Pacifico de Colombia

4-6-0+0-6-4

29-30

 
1024-1025/1929

Metre/Great Western of Brazil

2-6-2+2-6-2

238-239

 

Babcock & Wilcox, Bilboa, Spain (18 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
402-407/1931

5'6"/Central of Aragon

2-8-2+2-8-2

201-206

became RENFE class 282.0401
421-422/1931

Metre/La Robla Railway

2-6-2+2-6-2

82-83

Spain
730-739/1960

5'6"/RENFE/282.0421

2-8-2+2-8-2

282F0421-429

Spain

John Cockerill, Seraing, Belgium (4 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
3265-3268/1936

2'/South African Railways/NG.G 16

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG85-88

 

Compania Euskalduna, Bilboa, Spain (8 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
189-190/1930

Metre/Compania Minera de Sierra Minera

2-6-2+2-6-2

501-502

Spain
191-196/1931

5'6"/Central of Aragon

4-6-2+2-6-4

101-106

became RENFE class 462.0401

Forges Usines et Fonderies du Haine Saint-Pierre (26 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
1752/1936

75cm/S.A. des Mines du Zaccar

0-4-0+0-4-0

8

Algeria
1783/1937

75cm/S.A. des Mines du Zaccar

0-4-0+0-4-0

9

Algeria
2059-2070/1952

3'6"/C.F.Moçambique/951

4-8-2+2-8-4

951-962

 
2097-2108/1953

3'6"/C.F. du Bas Congo a Katanga/900

4-8-2+2-8-4

901-912

 

Hanomag, Hanover, Germany (52 completed, 1 transferred to Henschel)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
10512-10548/1927

3'6"/South African Railways/GF

4-6-2+2-6-4

2370-2406

 
10549-10551/1927

2'/South African Railways/NG.G13

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG58-60

 
10598-10599/1928

2'/South African Railways/NG.G13

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG50/NG49

 
10629-10635/1928

2'/South African Railways/NG.G13

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG77-83

 
10646-10647/1929

Metre/La Robla Railway

2-6-2+2-6-2

80-81

Spain
10747/1930

2'/South African Railways/NG.G14

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG84

 
10758/1931

st/Limburg Tramway

0-6-0+0-6-0

51

Holland, completed by Henschel

Henschel & Sohn, Kassel, Germany (133 built, 1 completed)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
21053-21070/1928

3'6"/South African Railways/GF

4-6-2+2-6-4

2407-2424

 
21618-21623/1929

Metre/Royal State Railways of Thailand

2-8-2+2-8-2

451-456

 
22047-22056/1931

Metre/Vicoa Ferrea do Rio Grande do Sul

4-6-2+2-6-4

901-910

Brazil
22063/1931

st/Limburg Tramway

0-6-0+0-6-0

51

Holland, commenced by Hanomag
23109-23110/1936

Metre/Royal State Railways of Thailand

2-8-2+2-8-2

457-458

 
25257-25262/1952

Metre/Rede Ferrovaria do Noroeste

4-8-2+2-8-4

610-615

Brazil (BP 6966-6969 & 7136-7137)
27000-27005/1953

3'6"/C. de F. Moçamedes

4-8-2+2-8-4

101-106

Angola
28642-28646/1956

3'6"/C.F.Moçambique/971

4-8-2+2-8-4

971-975

 
28680-28704/1952

3'6"/South African Railways/GMAM

4-8-2+2-8-4

4051-4075

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank
28705-28729/1954

3'6"/South African Railways/GO

4-8-2+2-8-4

2572-2596

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank
29600-29629/1954

3'6"/South African Railways/GMAM

4-8-2+2-8-4

4141-4170

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank

Hunslet Engine Co, Leeds & Hunslet Taylor, Johannesburg (8 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
3894-3901/1967-8

2'/South African Railways/NG.G 16

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG149-156

 

Krupp, Essen, Germany (53 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
970-982/1927

3'6"/South African Railways/GCA

2-6-2+2-6-2

2190-2202

 
1043-1068/1928

3'6"/South African Railways/GCA

2-6-2+2-6-2

2600-2625

 
1077-1084/1929

Metre/Burma Railways/GA.IV

2-8-0+0-8-2

485-492

 
2493-2498/1954

3'6"/Luanda Railway/551

4-8-2+2-8-4

551-556

Angola

Linke Hoffmann, Germany (5 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
3115-3119/1929

3'6"/South African Railways/GDA

2-6-2+2-6-2

2255-2259

 

J.A.Maffei, Munich, Germany (10 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
5748-5757/1928

3'6"/South African Railways/GF

4-6-2+2-6-4

2425-2434

 

North British Locomotive Company, Glasgow (42 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
24070-24079/1931

Metre/Kenya-Uganda Railway/EC

4-8-2+2-8-4

67-76

 
27691-27702/1956

3'6"/South African Railways/GMAM

4-8-2+2-8-4

4099-4110

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank (B.P.7765-76)
27769-27778/1958

3'6"/South African Railways/GMAM

4-8-2+2-8-4

4111-4120

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank (B.P.7826-35)
27783-27792/1958

3'6"/South African Railways/GMAM

4-8-2+2-8-4

4131-4140

6810 gallon auxiliary water tank (B.P.7846-55)

Sao Paulo Railway company workshops (1 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes

-/1919

Metre/Sao Paulo Railway

2-4-0+0-4-2

9

 

Société Anonyme St. Leonard, Liege, Belgium (67 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
1708-1709/1911

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/A

0-4-0+0-4-0

1A-2A

Zaïre
1715-1716/1911

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/A

0-4-0+0-4-0

3A-4A

Zaïre
1744/1911

75cm/Compagnie du C.F. du Congo

0-6-0+0-6-0

111

Zaïre
1781/1912

75cm/S.A. des Mines du Zaccar

0-4-0+0-4-0

5

Algeria
1899-1900/1919

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/B

0-4-0+0-4-0

1B-2B

Zaïre
1901-1912/1919

75cm/Compagnie du C.F. du Congo

0-6-0+0-6-0

112-123

Zaïre
1953-1956/1921

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/B

0-4-0+0-4-0

3B-6B

Zaïre
1960-1963/1922

Metre/C.G. de Ferrocarriles Catalanes

2-6-2+2-6-2

101-104

Spain
2001-2009/1924

75cm/Compagnie du C.F. du Congo

0-6-0+0-6-0

124-132

Zaïre
2021-2025/1924

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/B

0-4-0+0-4-0

7B-11B

Zaïre
2031-2032/1926

Metre/C.F.Madagascar

2-6-0+0-6-2

101-102

renumbered 59-801/2
2035-2038/1925

Metre/C.G. de Ferrocarriles Catalanes

2-6-2+2-6-2

105-108

Spain
2040-2049/1925

75cm/Compagnie du C.F. du Congo

0-6-0+0-6-0

133-142

Zaïre
2056-2059/1926

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/C

0-4-0+0-4-0

1C-4C

Zaïre
2091/1927

Metre/Porto Feliz Sugar Co.

0-4-0+0-4-0

5

Brazil
2096/1927

60cm/C.F.Vicinaux du Mayumbe/E

0-4-0+0-4-0

1E

Zaïre
2108/1927

Metre/Piracicaba Sugar Co.

0-4-0+0-4-0

6

Brazil
2121/1929

Metre/SNCV/Type 23

0-6-0+0-6-0

850

Belgium fully enclosed for roadside tramways
2140/1930

Metre/SNCV/Type 23

0-6-0+0-6-0

851

Belgium fully enclosed for roadside tramways

Société Franco-Belge de Materiel de Chemins de Fer, La Croyere, Belgium (2 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
2506-2507/1927

2'/South African Railways/NG.G 12

2-6-2+2-6-2

NG56-57

sub contracted BP 6365-6366

Société Franco-Belge, Raismes, France (113 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
2673-2676/1931

1.05m/PLM.Algeria/241-142.YAT

4-8-2+2-8-4

241-142YAT.1-4

 
2678/1932

st/PLM.Algeria/231-132.AT

4-6-2+2-6-4

231-132AT.1

 
2697-2708/1936

st/C.F.Algeria/231-132.BT

4-6-2+2-6-4

231-132BT.1-12

 
2711-2714/1937

st/C.F.Algeria/231-132.BT

4-6-2+2-6-4

231-132BT.13-16

 
2715-2724/1938

Metre/CF d’Afrique Occidentale Française/93

4-8-2+2-8-4

93.201-210

Senegal and Ivory Coast
2725-2730/1939

st/C.F.Algeria/231-132.BT

4-6-2+2-6-4

231-132BT.17-22

 
2731-2740/1939

Metre/CF d’Afrique Occidentale Française/93

4-8-2+2-8-4

93.211-220

Senegal and Ivory Coast
2741-2747/1940

st/C.F.Algeria/231-132.BT

4-6-2+2-6-4

231-132BT.23-29

 
2748-2754/1941

Metre/CF d’Afrique Occidentale Française/93

4-8-2+2-8-4

93.221-227

Senegal and Ivory Coast
2905-2924/1951

3'6"/Queensland Government Rlys/BG

4-8-2+2-8-4

1090-1109

Australia - sub contract BP 7433-7452
2963-2972/1952

3'6"/Rhodesia Railways/15th

4-6-4+4-6-4

414-423

sub contract BP 7555-7564
2973-2982/1953

3'6"/South Australian Railways/400

4-8-2+2-8-4

400-409

sub contract BP 7622-7631
2983-2994/1954

Metre/East African Railways/60

4-8-2+2-8-4

6001-6012

sub contract BP 7565-7576

Western Australian Government Railways, Midland Junction Workshops (10 built)

Works Number

Gauge/Railway/Class

Type

No

Notes
46-55/1930

3'6"/Western Australian Gov. Rlys/Msa

2-6-0+0-6-2

466-475

 

Australian Standard Garratt

4-8-2+2-8-4 (3'6" gauge) Built under the auspices of the Commonwealth Land Transport Board 65 built - 57 assembled

CLTB no. Builder Works No Date
1-4 Newport   1943
5-10 Newport   1944
11-20 Islington   1943-4
21-25 Clyde 467,472-476 1944
26-30 Midland Junc.   1943-4
31-33 Newport   1945
34-36 Not Assembled    
37-38 Clyde 492-493 1945
39-43 Not Assembled    
44-45 Islington   1945
46-50 Midland Junc.   1945
51-53 Clyde 477-479 1944
54-65 Clyde 480-491 1945

The users of these locomotives are shown below

CLTB No. First Railway Second Third
1-5 Queensland Gov.Rly    
6-8 Tasmanian Gov. Rly    
9 Queensland Gov.Rly Tasmanian Gov. Rly(14/4/1949)  
10 Western Australian G.R    
11-12 Queensland Gov.Rly Tasmanian Gov. Rly(13/12/1949) (12)Emu Bay Railway No.20A(10/7/1962)replacement #20
13-15 Queensland Gov.Rly    
16 Queensland Gov.Rly Emu Bay Railway No.16(1948)  
17 Queensland Gov.Rly Emu Bay Railway No.18(1953)  
18-19 Queensland Gov.Rly Tasmanian Gov. Rly(1949-50)  
20 Western Australian G.R    
21-22 Queensland Gov.Rly    
23 Queensland Gov.Rly Emu Bay Railway No.17(1948)  
24 Queensland Gov.Rly    
25 Queensland Gov.Rly Tasmanian Gov. Rly(1949-50) Emu Bay Railway No.20(1/7/1961)scr 1961/2
26 Western Australian G.R South Australian Rlys No.305(1951)  
27-28 Western Australian G.R    
29-32 Western Australian G.R South Australian Rlys No.s 302,304,301,300(1951)  
33 Australian Portland Cement No. 3(1946)    
37-38 Tasmanian Gov. Rly    
44-48 Western Australian G.R    
49 Western Australian G.R South Australian Rlys No.303(1951)  
50 Western Australian G.R    
51-53 Queensland Gov.Rly    
54-59 Western Australian G.R    
60-62 Tasmanian Gov. Rly    
63-65 Western Australian G.R    

Considered by some authorities to be a flawed design.

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