List of locomotives of Rhodesia and Zimbabwe

List of locomotives of Rhodesia Railways, 80–90 of which went to Zambia Railways in 1967.[1] Rhodesia Railways became National Railways of Zimbabwe in 1980.

Steam

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Serial number(s)	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
6th[2]	4-8-2T								Rebuilt from 7th class
6A[2]	4-8-4T								Rebuilt from 7th class[2]
7th	4-8-0		Neilson, Reid and Co. Kitson and Company North British Locomotive	5675-5686, 5791-5802, 5817 4062-4069 16085-16094, 16171-16180	1899-1900 1901 1903	25 8 20			Same as South African Class 7
8th[2]	4-8-0		North British Locomotive	16216-16225 19317-19319, 19356-19359	1904 1910	10 7
9th[2]	4-8-0		North British Locomotive Beyer, Peacock & Co. North British Locomotive	19743-19754, 19818-19823 5914-5919 21474-21479	1912 1915 1917	18 6 6
9A[2]	4-8-0		American Locomotive Co.	56724-56729	1916	6
9B[2]	4-8-0					26			Rebuilt from 9th class
10th[2]	4-8-2		North British Locomotive	19996-20002 22796-22801 23089 23972-23977	7 6 1 6	1913 1922 1924 1930
11th[2]	4-8-2		Montreal Locomotive Works
11A[2]	4-8-2		American Locomotive Co.
12th[2]	4-8-2		North British Locomotive		1920s
12A[2]	4-8-2
13th[2]	2-6-2+2-6-2	160–171	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	6269–6280	1925-1926	12
14th[2]	2-6-2+2-6-2	215–220 231–240	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	6510–6515 6616–6625	1928 1929	6 10			215–220 sold to Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique
14A[2]	2-6-2+2-6-2	508–525	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7581–7592, 7599-7604	1953	18
15th[2]	4-6-4+4-6-4	350-353 354-363 364–383	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	6936–6939 7228–7237 7260–7279	1940 1947 1948-49	4 10 20			350-363 originally numbered 271-284
15A[2]	4-6-4+4-6-4	384–413 414-423	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7326–7340, 7351–7365 7555–7564	1949–50 1952	30 10			Same as 15th, but with higher boiler pressure. 404 renumbered 424. 414-423 subcontracted to Société Franco-Belge (2963–2972).
16th[2]	2-8-2+2-8-2	600-607 608-619	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	6562–6569 6877–6882, 6899–6904	1929 1938	8 12			Originally numbered 221-228 and 259-270.
16A[2]	2-8-2+2-8-2	620–649	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7498–7527	1952–53	30
17th[2]	4-6-4+4-6-4	271–280	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	6798–6801, 6870–6875	1936-37	10		1964	Ex Sudan Railways 250-259. Acquired 1949, sold to Caminhos de Ferro de Moçambique in 1964
18th[2]	2-8-2+2-8-2	281–289	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7066–7074	1943–44	9			Ex War Department 74409-74417. War Department Heavy Garratt type.
19th[2]	4-8-2	316–335	Henschel & Son	27386–27405	1951–52	20	1		Same as South African Railways Class 19D. No. 330 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
19B	4-8-2	337–338	Henschel & Son	27409–27410	1952	2			Ex Nkana Mine's nos. 107 and 108
19C	4-8-2	336	Henschel & Son	27411	1953	1			19th class with condensing gear
20th[2]	4-8-2+2-8-4	700–720	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7685–7699 7780–7785	1954 1957	15 6			Most to Zambia Railways; 8 rebuilt and renumbered 730–737
20A[2]	4-8-2+2-8-4	721–760	Beyer, Peacock & Co.	7786–7825	1957–58	40			Most to Zambia Railways; 11 rebuilt and renumbered 740–750

Diesel

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Serial number(s)	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
DE1	A1A-A1A		Davenport Locomotive Works		1952				Renumbered from 1000s to 0100s by NRZ. 0106 (ex-1005) preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE2	1-Co-Co-1	1200–1234	English Electric		1955–58	35			1200 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum; 1207 preserved by Sandstone Estates
DE3	1-Co-Co-1		English Electric						1314 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE4	Co-Co		Brush Traction						1407 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE5	Co-Co	1500–1534	Arnold Jung Lokomotivfabrik (1) David Poole (34)		1971–76				1531 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE6	Co-Co	1600–1609	General Electric	36042–36051	1966				GE U20C
DE7	Co-Co		Simmering-Graz-Pauker		1971		1		1708 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE8	Co-Co	1800–1813	Sorefame		1973	14	0	1991
DE8A	Co-Co	1814–1833	Sorefame		1973–75	20
DE8B	Co-Co	1834–1853	Sorefame		1976–77	20	2		1837 & 1845 preserved in Bulawayo Railway Museum
DE9	Bo-Bo	1900–1919	GE / B&W (Spain)		20				GE U10B, built in Spain
DE9A	Bo-Bo	1920–1963	GE / B&W (Spain)		44				GE U11B, built in Spain
DE10	Co-Co	1001–1035	EMD		1981–1982	35			EMD GT22LC-2[3]
DE10A	Co-Co	1036–1061	GMD	A4252–A4277	1982	26			EMD GT22LC-2[3]
DE10B	Co-Co	1062	NRZ		1989 (rebuilt)	1	0	1991	Rebuilt from 1814 with GM 12-645E3B engine, AR6/CA5 generator, and cab from 1803. Wrecked 21 March 1991; not repaired; scrapped.[4]

Electric

Class	Wheel arrangement	Fleet number(s)	Manufacturer	Serial number(s)	Year made	Quantity made	Quantity preserved	Year(s) withdrawn	Comments
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References

1. Turk 1976, p. 76
2. Smith, Rhodesia Railways steam locomotives
3. Russell, Zimbabwe
4. Russell, EMD Crossbreeds – Zimbabwe

• Cooke, Geoff. "Rhodesia Railways Preservation". Geoff's Trains. Archived from the original on 2016-05-01. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
• Russell, Larry. "Zimbabwe". General Motors Export Locomotives. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
• Russell, Larry. "EMD Crossbreeds – Zimbabwe". General Motors Export Locomotives. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
• Smith, J. D. H. "Rhodesia Railways steam locomotives". Standard Steam Locomotives. Retrieved 2012-09-30.
• Turk, Andrew (February 1976). "Garrats Galore". Railway World. Shepperton, Surrey: Ian Allan: 76–78.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)

Further reading

• "Owners powerless as four 'Whistlers' go for scrap". RAIL. No. 329. EMAP Apex Publications. 22 April – 5 May 1998. p. 65. ISSN 0953-4563. OCLC 49953699.