| Choo Choo Park | |
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 The train at Choo Choo park in 2023. | |
 Interactive map of Choo Choo Park | |
| Type | Playground |
| Location | 43 Belvedere Rd, Claremont, Cape Town, 7708, South Africa |
| Coordinates | 33°58′42″S18°28′59″E / 33.978340°S 18.483047°E /-33.978340; 18.483047 |
| Operated by | City of Cape Town |
Choo Choo Park is a public playground inClaremont,Cape Town, inSouth Africa and is named after the steam train installed in the middle of the park.[1] The0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotive was built by theBrooks Locomotive Works in 1896 with the serial number 2725.[2] It was originally run by the Transvaal & Delgoa Bay Collieries Ltd nearWitbank after which it was acquired by theCity of Cape Town to work theDock Road and theTable Bay power stations at theforeshore. During this later period of its working life the train acquired the nickname “Dyna-Mo” or “Dinah-Mo”.[2] The train was moved to its present position in Choo Choo Park some time after the closure of the power stations in 1962.
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