Wys bron van Klas ME Mallet-stoomlokomotief

{{Inligtingskas lokomotief
| name             = Suid-Afrikaanse Klas ME 2-6-6-2
| powertype        = Stoom
| image            = [[Lêer:SAR Class ME 1618 (2-6-6-2).jpg|300px]]
| caption          = SAR Klas ME no. 1618, om en by 1912
| designer         = {{nowrap|Central South African Railways}}
| builder          = North British Locomotive Company 
| ordernumber      = 
| serialnumber     = 19355<ref name="Holland 2">Holland, D.F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways, Volume 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 21–22. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.</ref>
| buildmodel       = CSAR Mallet
| builddate        = 1912
| totalproduction  = 1
| whytetype        = 2-6-6-2 Mallet
| gauge            = [[Kaapspoor]]
| leadingdiameter  = 762 mm (30 dm)
| driverdiameter   = 1,070 mm (42 1⁄4 dm)
| trailingdiameter = 762 mm (30 dm)
| wheelbase        = '''Totaal:''' 17.818 m<br />'''Enjin:''' 2.591 m per gekoppelde deel,<br /> 11.659 m totaal<br />'''Tender:'''<br /> 1.397 m boegie, 4.445 m totaal 
| length           = 20.304 m
| height           = 3.912 m
| framesize        = Plaatraam
| axleload         = 10.1 t per drywer
| weightondrivers  = 5.5 t
| locoweight       = 73.3 t
| tenderweight     = 38.2 t
| locotenderweight = 111.5 t
| tendertype       = 2 asboegie<br />864 mm wiele
| fueltype         = [[Steenkool]]
| fuelcap          = 6.1 t
| watercap         = 14,000 l
| boilerpressure   = 1 170 kPa
| firearea         = 2.973 m<sup>2</sup>
| tubearea         = 90 buise van 57.1 mm diameter<br />124.490 m<sup>2</sup>
| fireboxarea      = 10.684 m<sup>2</sup>
| totalsurface     = 135.174 m<sup>2</sup>
| superheatertype  = Schmidt
| superheaterarea  = 32.144 m<sup>2</sup>
| cylindercount    = Vier
| cylindersize     = 381 mm (15 dm) boor <br />584 mm (23 dm) slag 
| valvegear        = [[Walschaerts-klepratwerk|Walschaerts]]<ref name="Paxton-Bourne">Paxton, Leith & Bourne, David: ''Locomotives of the South African Railways''. pp. 84-85. Struik. Kaapstad. ISBN 0 86977 211 2</ref>
| tractiveeffort   = 139 kN teen 50% keteldruk
| operator         = [[Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë]] <ref name="Holland 2"/>
| operatorclass    = SAR Klas ME
| numinclass       = 1
| fleetnumbers     = 1618 <ref name="Holland 2"/><ref name="SAR Renumber">Klassifikasie van S.A.S. lokomotiewe met hernommeringslyste, uitgereik deur die Kantoor van die Hoofmeganiese Ingenieur, Pretoria, Januarie 1912, pp. 9, 12, 15, 46 </ref>
| locale           = 
| deliverydate     = 1912
| firstrundate     = 1912
| withdrawndate    = 1937
| notes            = 
|}}
Die '''Klas ME Mallet-stoomlokomotief''' is gebruik deur die Sentrale Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë en in diens gestel om op 45-[[Pond (eenheid)|pond]] spoorlyne te werk. Daar was slegs een lokomotief bestel vanaf die ''[[North British Locomotive Company]]'' in 1912. Hierdie lokomotief was uniek omrede al vier die silinders hoëdruk tipes was; die standaard [[Mallet-lokomotief]] het twee hoëdruk silinders agter gehad en twee laedruk silinders aan die voorkant.<ref name="Holland 2"/><ref name="Paxton-Bourne"/> 

Die lokomotief is toegerus met [[Walschaerts-klepratwerk]] en is superverhit. Dit is oorgedra na die [[Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorweë]] toe dit tot stand gekom het.

Die lokomotief is in 1937 uit diens gestel.

== Eksterne skakels ==
* {{Commonskat-inlyn|South African Class ME (2-6-6-2)}}

== Verwysings ==
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