Solo Valleiwerken

This was a huge project to relieve the constant flooding of the Solo Valley area and provide a huge irrigation project to permit two crops of rice to be grown each year. Work commenced around 1892 and in 1894 24  3' 6" gauge 0-6-0T locomotives were supplied by Cockerill to operate on deceauville type track moving trains of spoil as new channels were built and dredged. The locomotives were sold to the SS in batches between 1901 and 1908 and became their numbers 501-524. Later numbers 506 and 516 were sold on to the Pasoeroean Tramway and in 1912 the remainder were renumbered 24-45. 502, 503, 505, 507, 512 & 521 survived after WWII and in the new system were classified as class C13, numbers C1301-C1306. The two Pasoeroean locomotives had also survived along with a third locomotive built for PSSM in 1911 and for some unknown reason were classified as Class C22, becoming C2201-C2203.

Manufacturer Works # Year Type Cylinders D.W. Dia Owner Number SS 1st# 1912 # PNKA Notes
Cockerill 1842 1894 0-6-0T       SV 1 501 24   > Const1 > Celebes SS in 1922
Cockerill 1843 1894 0-6-0T       SV 2 502 25 C1301  
Cockerill 1844 1894 0-6-0T       SV 3 503 26 C1302 > SS 1908 > Borneo New Boiler  1919.
Cockerill 1845 1894 0-6-0T       SV 4 504 27   > Const1 > Celebes SS in 1921
Cockerill 1846 1894 0-6-0T       SV 5 505 28 C1303  
Cockerill 1847 1894 0-6-0T       SV 6 506   C2201 SS 506 > PSSM 6 (2nd) > C2201
Cockerill 1848 1894 0-6-0T       SV 7 507 29 C1304  
Cockerill 1849 1894 0-6-0T       SV 8 508 30   > SS 1904 > ZSS in 1913
Cockerill 1850 1894 0-6-0T       SV 9 509 31   > Celebes SS in 1921
Cockerill 1851 1894 0-6-0T       SV 10 510 32   > ZSS in 1914
Cockerill 1852 1894 0-6-0T       SV 11 511 33   > Const1 > Celebes SS in 1922
Cockerill 1853 1894 0-6-0T       SV 12 512 34 C1305 > Const1 New boiler in 1919
Cockerill 1854 1894 0-6-0T       SV 13 513 35   > Const1
Cockerill 1855 1894 0-6-0T       SV 14 514 36   > Const1 > Celebes SS in 1922
Cockerill 1856 1894 0-6-0T       SV 15 515 37   > SS 1904 > ZSS in 1913-1924*
Cockerill 1857 1894 0-6-0T       SV 16 516   C2202 > Const1 SS 516 > PSSM 7 (2nd) > C2202
Cockerill 1858 1894 0-6-0T       SV 17 517 38   > Const1 > ZSS in 1913-1924*
Cockerill 1859 1894 0-6-0T       SV 18 518 39   > Const1 > ZSS in 1913-1924*
Cockerill 1860 1894 0-6-0T       SV 19 519 40   > Const1 > ZSS in 1913-1924*
Cockerill 1861 1894 0-6-0T       SV 20 520 41   > ZSS in 1913-1924*
Cockerill 1862 1894 0-6-0T       SV 21 521 42 C1306 > Const 1907
Cockerill 1863 1894 0-6-0T       SV 22 522 43   > Borneo > Celebes SS in 1921
Cockerill 1864 1894 0-6-0T       SV 23 523 44   > Const1 > Celebes SS in 1922
Cockerill 1865 1894 0-6-0T       SV 24 524 45   > Const1

* exact year of transfer to ZSS not given. It may be they went there in 1913 and returned in 1924.

The Celebes line closed in 1930 but the fate of the locomotives has not been recorded.

> 1 To Construction of the lines Padaralang - Karawang and Rankasbitung - Labuhan in 1904.

The 16 which did not have PNKA numbers had all been withdrawn by 1941 as per that year's annual report.

 

                 In 1896 Krauss supplied 5 new 0-4-0T locomotives of 600 mm gauge to Dept. van Colonien followed by 5 more in 1897.

 In 1899 Krauss supplied 5 new 0-6-0T locomotives of 600mm gauge via Arthur Koppel of Bochum to "Solo Valley Waterw.." as follows:

 

Manufacturer Works # Year Model Type Cylinders Owner Number Notes
Krauss 3431 1896 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 1 Two went to Solo Valley Waterworks and the rest went to Soengeiliat tin mine, Bangka. The same two may have gone to SS for construction of the line between Tjikampek and Tjilamaya
Krauss 3432 1896 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 2
Krauss 3433 1896 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 3
Krauss 3434 1896 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 4
Krauss 3435 1896 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 5
Krauss 3436 1897 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 6
Krauss 3437 1897 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 7
Krauss 3438 1897 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 8
Krauss 3439 1897 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 9
Krauss 3440 1897 IVzc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien 10
Krauss 4042 1899 XXVII zi  Cn2t 0-6-0T 2 Solo Valley Waterw... 11  
Krauss 4043 1899 XXVII zi  Cn2t 0-6-0T 2 Solo Valley Waterw... 12
Krauss 4044 1899 XXVII zi  Cn2t 0-6-0T 2 Solo Valley Waterw... 13  
Krauss 4045 1899 XXVII zi  Cn2t 0-6-0T 2 Solo Valley Waterw... 14  
Krauss 4046 1899 XXVII zi  Cn2t 0-6-0T 2 Solo Valley Waterw... 15  
Krauss 5981 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien   900mm gauge
Krauss 5982 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien    
Krauss 5983 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien
Krauss 5984 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien    
Krauss 5985 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien    
Krauss 5986 1908 LXI bc  Bn2t 0-4-0T 2 Dept. van Colonien    

 

 

Further information will be added as it is obtained.

 

 

Above: This locomotive was SV 6, later SS 506, then PSSM 6 LOUISA and finally C2201. On arrival at PSSM  it was given the name 'LOUISA', other names were PSSM 7 'MARIE' and PSSM 8 'NELLA'.

 

Below: This former SV locomotive found its way to South Sumatra to work on construction trains.

 

 

 

Above: Another ex-SV locomotive in South Sumatra.

 

Below: SS 32 was formerly SV 10 and later became SS 510 before being retired in the 1930s. This picture was taken in South Sumatra.

 

 

Created 27th November 2016.

Updated 30th June 2020.
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