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SOMERSET WEST: Happy Days Pre-Primary School, Reservoir Road: AECI #3 Borsig 11796 1924 Fireless Locomotive This page refers to AECI #3 0-4-0F Borsig built in 1924.

Blog pages also exist for AECI #1 0-4-0F Borsig 1909 and AECI #2 0-4-0F Borsig 1912.
 Number 3 is plinthed in the grounds of the pre-primary school "Happy Days". The school is located at the west end of Reservoir Road in Somerset West. Should you wish to see the locomotive it would be best to visit on a weekday at a time when the school is in session. AECI #3 0-4-0F Borsig built in 1924, boiler number 42667, Works number 11796.
The locomotive was previously plinthed in a park in Drama Street but removed from there in 1982 to its present location. Note the cylinders place in the hind position under the cab.

In 2002 all asbestos was removed from the loco and it was also completely refurbished. Detail of the charging connection at the front of the locomotive In the cab: The steam pipe splits to feed both driving cylinders Note the steam exhaust pipe detail of the driving cylinder below the cab This plate appears to refer to the Borsig works number when the locomotive was re-boilered in 1932. Fabrik-nr 14433; Baujahr 1932
Posted by Piet Conradie (for e-mail addr: see profile plse) at 11:16 AM Labels: * Somerset West - Happy Days Nursery School, = Borsig 11796/1924, Fireless


