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Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History Loco - Garratt NG127 Heritage Photo Current Photo © Puffing Billy Museum - Menzies Creek, Victoria, Australia - Aug 2017 1 Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History Loco - Garratt NG127 Loco Description Former Built By Condition Location Photo Catlog Victorian Collections No Class & of No. 000016 Number NG127 G - Garratt NGG16 Beyer Awaiting Museum √ √ Date built - 1951 NG G16 127 Peacock, restoration Original owner - SAR 2-6-2+2-6-2 Manchester, Original gauge - builders England Withdrawn - No. 7428 VR Service History or other Service History SAR - South African Railways The Class NGG 16 2-6-2+2-6-2 Garratts were the final class of narrow gauge Garratts and were a direct descendant of the Class NGG 13 Garratts, such that the first batch were initially classified as Class NGG 13 locomotives. Three different builders built the Class NGG 16 locomotives in five batches. No. 85 to 88 were built in 1937 by John Cockerill. No. 109 to 116 in 1939, No. 125 to 131 in 1951 and No. 137 to 143 in 1958 all by Beyer, Peacock and Co. The last batch, No. 149 to 156 were built by Hunslet-Taylor in 1967/68. No. 156 has the distinction of been the last steam locomotive built for the SAR. Locomotives known to have been first placed in service on the Ixopo branch are No. 85, 112, 115, 116, 129, 130 and 131. In the November 1965 Natal System locomotive returns, the following locomotives were in service on the Ixopo branch, No. 85, 86, 112, 113, 114, 115, 126, 129, 131, 139, 140 and 143. Following the arrival of the Class 91 diesels in 1973 on the Avontuur line, the Class NGG 16’s there were transferred to Natal, also the eight locomotives of the last batch were placed in service on the Ixopo and Harding Branches. At the time of closure in 1986, locomotives No. 86, 112, 137, 150 and 152 were on shed at Umzinto and No. 87, 109, 113 and 153 were on shed at Ixopo. Loco No. - NG127 Worked at The Port Elizabeth-Avontuur Railway 1951 - Builder - Beyer, Peacock 1980’s Year Built - 1951 The Alfred County Railway ( ACR) 1980’s - 2006 Works No. - 7428 The Banana Express Railway 2004 - 2005 Paton Country Narrow Gauge Railway (PCNGR) 2004 - Beyer Peacock - Garratt Locomotives Register 2006 Works Number - 7428 /1951 Gauge/Railway/Class - 2'/South African No. 127 carried both 88 and 140 Loco plates for a Railways/NG.G 16 while at different times Type - 2-6-2+2-6-2 No. NG127 was in Port Shepstone and was used on the Banana Express. © Puffing Billy Museum - Menzies Creek, Victoria, Australia - Aug 2017 2 Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History Loco - Garratt NG127 Puffing Billy Service History or Notes Date acquired - 2012 Acquired from - South African Railways State when acquired - Work done - Currently in storage as a source of spare parts for sister locomotive NG129 and for possible future rebuild and regauging to 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge as a second backup for G42. Restored to service - Current State - Stored - Awaiting restoration Victorian Collections No. 000016 Jan 2012 NGG16 - 127 Purchased from South Africian Notes - South Africa - sold to Puffing Billy in Victoria Railways ( SAR ) Australia Mar 2012 NGG16 - 127 On the sea. South African Railways 2 ft (610 mm) NG G16 Garratt 21 March 2012 Delivered to Menzies Creek Museum locomotive previously used on the Banana Express, May 2012 - Jun 2012 NGG16 127 Delivered to Menzies imported to Australia in 2012. Creek. Aug 2012 - Feb 2017 Stored at Menzies Creek - On display Feb 2012 NGG16 Garratt no 127 was transported from at Menzies Creek museum. Jun 2017 - Stored at Menzies Creek museum Port Shepstone to Durban for shipping to the Puffing Jun 2017 - Stored at Menzies Creek museum Billy Railway near Melbourne. © Puffing Billy Museum - Menzies Creek, Victoria, Australia - Aug 2017 3 Puffing Billy Railway ~ Steam Locos Service History Loco - Garratt NG127 Link to Workshop blog reports Link to Period Photos Ken Stewart Collection Photos of South African Railways Locos NGG16-127 - Assegaaibos NGG16-127 - Assegaaibos NGG16-127 - Assegaaibos NGG16-127 - Joubertina NGG16-127 - Joubertina NGG - Cab http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/narrow-gauge/ken_stewart/collection.html South African Narrow Gauge Railway Photos Index Narrow Gauge Garratt Locomotive Photos NGG16-126 to NGG16-156 http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/narrow-gauge/ng_info_pictures/steam_garratts_2.html Banana Express Photos http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/narrow-gauge/banana_express/be.html © Puffing Billy Museum - Menzies Creek, Victoria, Australia - Aug 2017 4 .