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2 unusual facts about Hex River Pass


South African Class 14C 4-8-2

Some went to the Western Cape where they banked up the Hex River Pass from De Doorns and later worked with Class 19C locomotives across Sir Lowry's Pass to Caledon and Bredasdorp in the Overberg.

South African Class 15A 4-8-2

While the first two batches were delivered with all coupled wheels flanged, beginning with this third batch the leading coupled wheels were flangeless to cope with the sharp curves on the Hex River Pass.



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