Namibia: Windhoek railway station | Историческое здание вокзала г. Виндхук

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Windhoek railway station,  was built in 1912 by Deutsche Staatsbahn for Swakopmund - Windhoek service. The building was enlarged in the year of 1929 by South African Railways -  the northern wing was added. This addition was made in the same style that no difference between two parts of the building. The sign at the entrance of Windhoek railway station contains altitude information of the location: ''1652 metres above sea level''.
Part of country's railway system were first railway lines built at Cape Cross, at the Atlantic coast of Namibia - north of Swakopmund.
Currently Namibia’s railway network extends some 2700 km countrywide.
Windhoek Railway station building also houses famous Railway Museum where visitors can find an extensive collection of railway service items as well as photo archives and documents.

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Namibia: Otjiwarongo railway station & Henschel 41 locomotive monument

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Henschel built locomotive monument at Otjiwarongo Railway Station

This locomotive is 41, sister of 40 located at Usakos Railway Station between Swakopmund and Windhoek. The monument was unveiled on 13 November 1960. Narrow gauge operations ceased in 1960 after conversion of the Usakos-Otavi line to the Cape gauge standard.

Henschel built three 2-8-2 tender engines 40, 41 and 42 in 1912 for the Otavi Bahn to be used on Swakopmund-Karabib line. The locomotive 41 was in service from 1912 to 1960.

All locomotives had dust covers to protect the motion and carrying wheels were arranged as radial axles. There were no separate boogie truck and axle boxes were guided in a way that the wheels could move radially with respect to the frame.

South African Railways classed 41 as narrow gauge locomotive class NG 5.

Locomotives 40, 41 and 42 were used until the 0.6 m narrow gauge railway line was replaced by 1,067 track in 1960. The 2-8-2 design needed a long fixed wheel-base causing a lot of of friction on wheels.

The German note on plates informs that Die Henschel Werke and Otjiwarongo men's choir were operational in arrangements to get locomotive 41 monumented in 1960.

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