18 January – Andrew Murray, author, educationist and pastor. (b. 1828)
Railwaysedit
Railway lines openededit
5 March – Natal – Izingolweni to Harding (narrow gauge), 39 miles 56 chains (63.9 kilometres).[3]
20 June – Natal – Gingindlovu to Eshowe, 20 miles 2 chains (32.2 kilometres).[3]
Locomotivesedit
Three new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):
November – Ten Class 16B4-6-2 Pacific type passenger steam locomotives.[4]
Seven Class K 4-6-4 tank locomotives that had been built for the Philippines but could not be delivered.[4]
At least four 2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotives, built for the Chemins de Fer du Bas Congo à Katanga and obtained on temporary lease to alleviate the critical wartime shortage of locomotives.[4][5]
Referencesedit
^Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices: South Africa: Governors-General: 1910-1961 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
^ abSA Legion – Atteridgeville Branch. "The SS Mendi – A Historical Background". Navy News. South African Navy. Archived from the original on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 20 November 2008.
^ abStatement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
^ abcHolland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 32–34. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
^Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945). The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1945. p. 673.