SAR1 2-6-2+2-6-2 No. 129
Belgrave, Victoria, Australia 		Location: Puffing Billy Railway
Status: Operational
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1 SAR South Australian Railways South Australian Railways
Posted: Dec 18, 2019 @ 13:12:32 by Russell Newman
The rebuilt and re gauged ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock & Co. built NGG16 Class 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt No. 129 has now entered service on the Puffing Billy Railway in style on the 18th of December 2019 working double headed with sister ex Victorian Railways G Class Garratt 2-6-0+0-6-2 No. G42. No. 129 has been restored to her South African Railways livery and still has her South African Railways Number still which it will remain in.
Posted: Oct 27, 2019 @ 11:10:30 by Russell Newman
Now fully rebuilt and re gauged to 2ft 6in gauge the ex South African Railways Beyer Peacock & Co. built NGG16 Class 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratt No. 129 was steamed for the very first time in 20 years and the first time in Australia. The locomotive is now a Class G44 Garratt and is set to enter service at the Puffing Billy Railway soon where it will replace G42 Class Garratt No. G42 which is due to be withdrawn from service for its 10 year overhaul.
Posted: Mar 22, 2016 @ 15:03:13 by Robin R Beck
South African Railways 129 is a 2 foot gauge loco from South Africa that operated on the Port Shepstone to Harding line. The South African Railway ran the line from 1911 to 1986 when it leased the line to Alfred County Railway which went bankrupt in 2004. 129 was shipped to Australia in 1996. The ACR on the coal bunker would be from the Alfred County Railway days. The loco has been totally dismantled. It is also being re-gauged to 2 foot 6 inches for operating on the Puffing Billy railway.