Category:South African Class 8X (2-8-0)

**South African Class 8X 2-8-0**
	class of 16 South African 2-8-0 locomotives
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Instance of	locomotive class;
Subclass of	tender locomotive;
Location	Cape Colony; Union of South Africa;
Country of origin	United States of America;
Operator	Cape Government Railways; South African Railways and Harbours Administration;
Manufacturer	Schenectady Locomotive Works (2, 5644, 5645, 1901); American Locomotive Company (14, 25453–25459, 25446–25452, 1902);
Service entry	1901;
Service retirement	1950;
Replaced by	South African Class 8R 4-8-0;
Total produced	16;
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SAR Class 8X and, when reboilered and rebuilt to 4-8-0, Class 8R
Ex Cape Government Railways (Western System) Class 8 No 749-750
Built by Schenectady Locomotive Works
SAR number range 880-881

Ex Cape Government Railways (Western System) Class 8 No 751-757
Built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
SAR number range 882-888

Ex Cape Government Railways (Midland System) Class 8 No 351-357
Built by American Locomotive Company (ALCO)
SAR number range 889-895