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134 is an NG15 Locomotive currently being rebuilt for use on the Welsh Highland Railway

134 was built by Société Anglo-Franco-Belge for South African Railways (SAR) to their NG15 class 2-8-2 design. It is from the third batch of NG15s built in 1952 and carries builder's number 2684.

134 was delivered to Walvis Bay and commissioned onto the Otavi Railway. The Otavi Railway was regauged to cape gauge in 1960 and 134, along with the other NG15s was transferred to Port Elizabeth to work the Avontuur Branch. 134 was withdrawn from service in 1990 for boiler repairs that were never completed due to the declining amount of work for steam locomotives.

This loco is rapidly approaching completion and is expected to be trialled on passenger trains Autumn 2024.

Photo credit: Ben Abbott

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