1904 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1904 in South Africa.
Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Walter Hely-Hutchinson.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Henry Edward McCallum.
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: John Gordon Sprigg (until 22 February), Leander Starr Jameson (starting 22 February).
- Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony: Alfred Milner.
- Prime Minister of the Colony of Natal: George Morris Sutton.
Events
- February
- Pneumonic plague breaks out in Johannesburg.
- 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
- 16 February – Philip Rabinowitz, South African record breaking sprinter. (d. 2008)
Deaths
- 3 June – Vincent Tancred, South African cricketer. (b. 1875)
- 14 July – Paul Kruger, exiled president of the South African Republic, dies in Clarens, Switzerland at the age of 78.
- 1 November – Willem Eduard Bok, politician, (b. 1846)
Railways
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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][4]
- Four Karoo Class 4-6-2 Pacific passenger steam locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 5B by the SAR.[3][4]
- The last eight 8th Class 2-8-0 Consolidation type locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 8Z on the SAR.[3][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][4]
- Six "Type B" 4-6-0 steam locomotives enter service on the Avontuur narrow gauge line in the Langkloof.[4]
- A single 0-4-2 inverted saddle-tank locomotive named Caledonia 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):
- 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]
- Transvaal
- Five new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Central South African Railways (CSAR):
- Five Class 9 4-6-2 Pacific type locomotives.[4]
- Fifteen Class 10 4-6-2 Pacific passenger locomotives.[4]
- Thirty-six Class 11 2-8-2 Mikado type locomotives.[4]
- Eight Class F 4-6-4T Baltic type tank locomotives in suburban service between Springs and Randfontein.[3]
- A single experimental 0-6-0+0-6-0 Class M Kitson-Meyer type articulated steam locomotive.[4][8]
- The CSAR rebuilds most of its Reid Tenwheeler 4-10-2T tank locomotives to 4-8-0TT tank-and-tender locomotives. In 1912 these converted locomotives will be designated Class 13 on the SAR.[4]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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. pp. 54, 56, 64–67, 71–72, 99–101, 127–129. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 10–11, 32, 34–35, 39, 44, 48–49, 51–52, 54, 56, 84, 104, 113. ISBN 0869772112.
- ^ 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)
- ^ Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. pp. 25–27, 40. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.
- ^ South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0" & 3’6" Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, pp21 & 21A, as amended
- ^ a b Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 110, 130–131, 140. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.