Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 172, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1916 — World’s. Largest Locomotive. [ARTICLE]

World’s. Largest Locomotive.

What is said to be the largest locotlve in the world to run on a three-foot-six-inch gauge has recently been shipped from Great Britain to the order of the South African railroads. It is of the “Mallet” type, the total overall length of engine and tender being 81 feet 2 inches. The design and specifications were drafted in Pretoria.