Steam Locomotives in Zimbabawe 2007

Google Earth view on the steam loco depot in Bulawayo

Google Earth view on the steam loco depot in Bulawayo

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To see a picture of a locomotive click on the loco number.

The state of the Garratts of NRZ, June 2007

Photos by Franz Geisser (90%) and Bernd Seiler

photo: Bernd Seiler

class 14 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

  500   preserved Kadoma complete plinthed

 

501

 

without boiler

Bulawayo

 

 

 

505

 

awaits scrap

Mechanical Workschop Bulawayo

missing parts

 

 
507
  preserved Bulawayo Railway Museum complete  preserved

 

?

 

class 14, without boiler

Bulawayo

remains 

 

class 14A 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

1

510

450

 

Bulawayo

almost complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

2

512

 

servieable

Victoria Falls Express (private)

complete

(serviceable)

3

514

454

 

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

4

515

456

coal bunker of 14A 519

Bulawayo

almost complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

 
516
  preserved Bulawayo Railway Museum complete  

5

517

576

being canibalised

Bulawayo

missing parts

awaiting heavy overhaul

6

518

449

 

Bulawayo

 

 

7

519

571

servieable, probably not orinial 519

Bulawayo

complete

serviceable

8

519

451

probably original 14A 519

Bulawayo

almost complete

 

 

520

 

LO 809, being canibalised

BCL, Selebi Phikwe

complete

 

9

521

458

 

Bulawayo

 

 

 

523

 

LO 810, servieable

BCL, Selebi Phikwe

complete

(serviceable)

10

524

735

 

Bulawayo

 

 

11

525

572

servieable (it was said to be a rebuilt from 14A 524)

Bulawayo

complete

serviceable

14 501

photo: Franz Geisser

14 505

photo: Franz Geisser

class 14

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 510

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 512

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 514

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 515

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 517

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 518

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 519

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Bernd Seiler

14A 519 original loco

photo: Bernd Seiler

LO 809

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 521

photo: Franz Geisser

LO 810

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 524

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

14A 525

photo: Franz Geisser

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class 15/15A 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

 
350
    Kadoma complete plinthed

 

352

 

plinthed at the railway station

Francistown, Botswana

complete

plinthed

 

370

 

HCC Nr. 12, servieable

Hwange Colliery Co.

complete

(serviceable)

1

371

562

 

Bulawayo

almost complete, minus coal bunker

awaiting heavy overhaul

2

376

619

 

Bulawayo

 

 

3

377

 

frame: 15A 377, cab 15A 394

Bulawayo

 

 

4

381

395

 

Bulawayo

 

 

5

382

627

 

Bulawayo

 

 

6

385

612

 

Bulawayo

 

 

7

386

538

 

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

8

388

 

 

Bulawayo

 

 

9

391

393

 

Bulawayo

 

 

 

392

 

HCC Nr. 10, dumped

Hwange Colliery Co.

 

 

10

394

648

 

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

11

395

621

servieable

Bulawayo

complete

serviceable

 

396

 

HCC Nr. 9, being canibalised

Hwange Colliery Co.

 

 

13

400

549

 

Bulawayo

almost complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

14

406

488

frame 15A 406, cab 15A 391

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

15

407

665

 

Bulawayo

 

 

16

410

662

 

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

17

414

667

heavy overhaul

Bulawayo

complete

under heavy overhaul

18

416

556

expired certificates

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

19

417

547

 

Bulawayo

almost complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

20

419

607

loco number unsure, maybe 15A 422

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

21

420

548

 

Bulawayo

 

 

22

421

495

 

Bulawayo

ohne Stangen

awaiting heavy overhaul

23

422

642

loco number unsure, maybe 15A 419

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

 

423

 

HCC Nr. 11, under repair

Hwange Colliery Co.

complete

 

24

424

539

serviceable 

Bulawayo

complete

serviceable, awaiting heavy overhaul after certificates expired

 

?

636

boiler class 15/15A stationary boiler

Mechanical Workschop Bulawayo

boiler

 

15 352

photo: Franz Geisser

WCC12

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 371

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Bernd Seiler

15A 376

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 377 or 394

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 381

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 382

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 385

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 386

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 388

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 391

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 394

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 395

photo: Bernd Seiler

15A 400

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 406

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 407

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 410

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 414

photo: Bernd Seiler

15A 416

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 417

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 519 or 522

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 420

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 421

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 422 or 419

photo: Franz Geisser

15A 424

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Bernd Seiler

photo: Franz Geisser

class 15 boiler # 636

photo: Bernd Seiler

photo: Bernd Seiler

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 class 16/16A

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

 
600
  class 16 Bulawayo Railway Museum complete  preserved

1

601

554

 

Bulawayo

 

awaiting heavy overhaul

2

602

542

 

Bulawayo

 

 

3

603

609

 

Bulawayo

 

 

4

604

559

 

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

5

605

622

 

Bulawayo

almost complete, axles missing

awaiting heavy overhaul

6

608

629

 

Bulawayo

almost complete, minus pony truck

awaiting heavy overhaul

7

610

620

 

Bulawayo

almost complete, minus one axle

awaiting heavy overhaul

8

611

614

serviceable

Bulawayo

complete

serviceable 

9

612

623

 

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting heavy overhaul

10

612

631

probably original 16A 612, being canibalised

Bulawayo

minus front frame

 

11

613

604

serviceable, expired boiler certificate

Bulawayo

complete

awaiting boiler inspektion

12

614

541

 

Bulawayo

 

 

16 600

photo: Bernd Seiler

16A 601

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 602

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 603

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 604

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

16A604 loosing its name, photo: Franz Geisser

16A 605

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 608

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 610

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 611

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 612

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 612 original loco

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 613

photo: Franz Geisser

16A 614

photo: Franz Geisser

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class 20 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

1

730

 

 

Mechanical Workschop Bulawayo

complete

 

2

736

827

 

Bulawayo

complete

 

class 20A 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

3

740

 

steam supplier for workshop, under steam

Mechanical Workschop Bulawayo

complete

boiler serviceable 

4

742

840

 

Bulawayo

minus rods, minus water tank (front end)

5

749

809

 

Bulawayo

 

 

 

 

853

boiler class 20/20A, on freight wagon

Mechanical Workschop Bulawayo

boiler only

 

20 730

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

20 736

photo: Franz Geisser

20A 740

photo: Franz Geisser

20A 742

photo: Franz Geisser

20A 749

photo: Franz Geisser

class 20 boiler # 853

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Bernd Seiler

photo: Bernd Seiler

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class 19 

 

Loco-no.

Boiler-no.

Remarks

Place

Condition

Status

19 330

464

 

Bulawayo

complete

awaits new paint or overhaul for museum

19 330

photo: Franz Geisser

photo: Franz Geisser

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