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1889 in South Africa

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1889
in
South Africa

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1889 in South Africa.

Incumbents

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Events

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March
October
Unknown date
  • In Transvaal a national rugby team is formed.

Births

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  • 16 March – Reggie Walker, 1908 Olympic champion in the 100 metres. (d. 1951)

Deaths

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Railways

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Railway lines opened

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CGR 3rd Class 4-4-0

Locomotives

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Cape

The Cape Government Railways places twenty-four 3rd Class 4-4-0 American type tender locomotives in passenger service on the Cape Western System, the first stock locomotives to be built in quantity to detailed designs prepared in the Cape Colony.[5]

Transvaal
NZASM 10 Tonner 0-4-0T

Three locomotive types enter service on the newly established Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij:

  • The first of three 10 Tonner tramway locomotives for use on its first railway line which is being constructed from Johannesburg to Boksburg.[5]
  • One 13 Tonner locomotive for use on this line which would become known as the Randtram line.[6]
  • Five 14 Tonner locomotives for use on the Randtram line.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. pp. 315–316. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
  2. ^ a b Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 182, ref. no. 200954-13
  3. ^ Bagshawe, Peter (2012). Locomotives of the Namaqualand Railway and Copper Mines (1st ed.). Stenvalls. ISBN 978-91-7266-179-0.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ a b c Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 37–39, 109–112. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  6. ^ Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1944). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter IV - The N.Z.A.S.M.. South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, October 1944. pp. 761–764.