South African Class 19A 4-8-2 South African Class 19A 4-8-2 The South African Railways Class 19A 4-8-2 of 1929 was a steam locomotive. In 1929, the South African Railways placed 36 Class 19A steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service. Five of them were later reboilered and reclassified to Class 19AR. The Class 19A 4-8-2 Mountain type steam locomotive was a later modified version of the successful Class 19 which had been introduced a year earlier. Thirty-six Class 19A engines were delivered by Swiss Locomotive and Machine Works (SLM) of Winterthur in 1929, numbered in the range from 675 to 710.
Minim (unit) Minim (unit) The minim (abbreviated min, , , or ) is a unit of volume in both the imperial and US customary systems of measurement. Specifically it is of a fluidram or of a fluid ounce. In the Pharmacopoeia, it is also noted that the minim was originally created by Mr Timothy Lane, F.R.S., as parts per wine gallon. The minim was introduced in the 1809 edition of "The Pharmacopœia of the Royal College of Physicians of London" as a replacement for the drop, which had previously been the smallest unit of the apothecaries' system. It was observed that the