▁and ▁Min er ▁were ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁min ing ▁company ▁on ▁an ▁experimental ▁basis . ▁They ▁were ▁followed ▁between ▁ 1 8 8 6 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁by ▁three ▁ ▁cond ens ing ▁locomot ives , ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁by ▁four ▁ ▁Clara ▁Class ▁Mountain ▁type ▁tender ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁The ▁Mountain ▁locomot ives ▁Between ▁ 1 9 0 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁six ▁more ▁ ▁tender ▁locomot ives ▁of ▁the ▁Mountain ▁type ▁were ▁delivered ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁Co pper ▁Company ▁from ▁Kit son ▁and ▁Company . ▁Since ▁the ▁first ▁three ▁locomot ives ▁of ▁the ▁Clara ▁Class ▁suffered ▁major ▁problems ▁with ▁their ▁fire box es ▁and ▁tub es ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁poor ▁quality ▁of ▁water ▁in ▁the ▁region ▁and ▁t ough ▁working ▁conditions , ▁a ▁fourth ▁locomot ive , ▁no . ▁ 7 ▁named ▁Alb ion , ▁had ▁been ▁delivered ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁with ▁a ▁shorter ▁bo iler ▁to ▁make ▁room ▁for ▁a ▁longer ▁fire box ▁in ▁an ▁effort ▁to ▁overcome ▁these ▁issues . ▁These ▁six ▁new ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁a ▁further ▁development ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁direction , ▁also ▁with ▁larger ▁fire box es , ▁but ▁with ▁slightly ▁longer ▁bo ilers ▁than ▁no . ▁ 7 ▁Alb ion , ▁which ▁resulted ▁in ▁bo iler - and - fire box ▁assemb lies ▁which ▁were ▁about ▁a ▁foot ▁longer ▁than ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁earlier ▁locomot ives . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁These ▁six ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁very ▁similar ▁in