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1904
in
South Africa

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Decades:
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Events

February
June
  • 22 – The first of 62,000 Chinese labourers arrive in South Africa to relieve the shortage of unskilled mine workers.
Unknown date
  • The Social Democratic Federation (SDF) is established in Cape Town.

Births

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

  • 1 February – Cape Western – Maitland to Ottery, 7 miles (11.3 kilometres).[1]
  • 1 March – Cape Midland – Le Roux to Oudtshoorn, 16 miles 41 chains (26.6 kilometres).[2]
  • 7 June – Cape Western – Paarl to Franschhoek, 17 miles 10 chains (27.6 kilometres).[2]
  • 15 June – Free State – Thaba 'Nchu to Modderpoort, 45 miles 73 chains (73.9 kilometres).[1]
  • 17 August – Cape Eastern – Indwe to Xalanga, 31 miles 3 chains (50.0 kilometres).[2]
  • 1 September – Free State – Hamilton to Tempe, 4 miles (6.4 kilometres).[1]
  • 7 September – Cape Eastern – Amabele to Komga, 27 miles (43.5 kilometres).[2]
  • 17 October – Cape Eastern – Middledrift to Adelaide, 56 miles 64 chains (91.4 kilometres).[2]
  • 3 November – Natal – Pietermaritzburg to Elandskop, 35 miles 39 chains (57.1 kilometres).[1]
  • December – Cape Western – Artois to Ceres Road, 4 miles 38 chains (7.2 kilometres).[1]
  • 15 December – Transvaal – Langlaagte to Vereeniging, 44 miles 56 chains (71.9 kilometres).[1]

Locomotives

Cape
  • Four new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Cape Government Railways (CGR):
    • Two experimental superheated 6th Class 4-6-0 locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 6L by the South African Railways (SAR).[3]: 54, 56 [4]: 44 
    • Four Karoo Class 4-6-2 Pacific passenger steam locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 5B by the SAR.[3]: 71–72 [4]: 39 
    • The last eight 8th Class 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 8Z on the SAR.[3]: 64–66 [5]
    • The final batch of ten 8th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon type locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 8F on the SAR.[3]: 67 [4]: 48–49 
  • Six "Type B" 4-6-0 steam locomotives enter service on the Avontuur narrow gauge line in the Langkloof.[4]: 104, 113 
  • A single 0-4-2 inverted saddle-tank locomotive is placed in service by the Cape Copper Company as a shunting engine at O'okiep in the Cape Colony.[6]
Natal
  • Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Natal Government Railways (NGR):
    • Twenty-five Class E 4-8-2 Mountain type tank locomotives. In 1912 they will become the Class G on the SAR.[3]: 99 [7]
    • Fifty Class B 4-8-0 Mastodon type mainline steam locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 1 on the SAR.[3]: 99–101 [4]: 34–35 
  • The Natal Harbours Department places a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive named Sir Albert in service as dock shunter in Durban Harbour.[8]: 130–131 
Transvaal

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 185, ref. no. 200954-13
  2. ^ a b c d e Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. ISBN 0869772112.
  5. ^ Classification of S.A.R. Engines with Renumbering Lists, issued by the Chief Mechanical Engineer’s Office, Pretoria, January 1912, pp. 9, 12, 15, 36 (Reprinted in April 1987 by SATS Museum, R.3125-6/9/11-1000)
  6. ^ Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. pp. 25–27, 40. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.
  7. ^ South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0” & 3’6” Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, pp21 & 21A, as amended
  8. ^ a b Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
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