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De Doorns, 1952. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train in the Hex River valley.

Worcester, 1952. Railway yard with Class 15F arriving and Class 14CR shunting.

First engine used in South-West Africa Zwillinge No 154A.

South-West Africa. DSWA NG Zwillinge No 154A.

First engine used in South-West Africa Zwillinge No 154A.

27 April 1899. First train of the Pretoria - Pietersburg Railway hauled by PPR 2-6-4T Beyer Peacock No 2, later SAR Class D No 57.

31 May 1899. Official opening of the Pretoria - Pietersburg line. Train hauled by PPR 2-6-4T Beyer Peacock No 3, later SAR Class D No 58.

Port Elizabeth. SAR Class NG9 with passenger train on the Port Elizabeth - Walmer line on last day of operation.

Pietermaritzburg district. NGR Kitson & Stephenson 4-6-0 Tank No 12 with mixed train on Inchanga viaduct. (Caney Photo)

1904. CSAR Class M (Kitson Meyer) later SAR Class KM No 1600.

Pretoria. CSAR Class 9 with six coaches.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Canadian Brill bus No MT6101 in front of first locomotive in South-West Africa at the railway station.

Windhoek, South West Africa, 1952. Arrival of SAR Class 7 with passenger train from Walvis Bay.

Windhoek, South-West Africa, 1952. Narrow gauge 2-4-2T 'Hope' plinthed at railway station. This was the first locomotive in South-West Africa, built for the Walvis Bay Railway in 1899 by Kerr Stuart No 652 of 1899.

"George district, 1952. SAR Class GEA standing with goods train at Great Brak River station."

Wilderness, 1952. SAR Class 8 with goods train just having crossed the lagoon.

SAR Class 8X No 882.

1880. CGR 4th Class No 227 built by Stephenson.

1901. Cape 8th Class 'Consolidation', built by American Locomotive Co No's 25453-25452 (as shown) as well Schenectady No's 5644 & 5645 in 1901-02. Later SAR Class 8X.

1901. Cape 6th Class 'Schenectady', built by the American Loco Co No's 2646-2653, later SAR Class 6G.

NGR Mallet No 336 built by the American Locomotive Co, later SAR Class MA No 1601.

NZASM 46 Tonner No 88 'De Wet', damaged with name plate removed during Anglo-Boer War. No record of it being replaced in service.

1903. Cape 3rd Class, built by Sharp Stewart and Co No's 4969-4976 in 1903. Known as 'Wynberg Tender' engines. Later SAR Class 03.

CGR 4th Class built by Neilson & Co in 1883 with Joy valve gear, later SAR Class 04.

Tzaneen district. Narrow gauge train with Zebediela Citrus Estates packing crates for fruit showing ex SAR Class NG6 'Lawley".

Model of SAR Class 23.

SAR Class 23 No 1231.

CGR 4th Class No 286 'Conv Joys'.

1875. Diagrams of Fairlie and Stephenson locomotives.

1952. SAR Class 23 with goods train.

1952. SAR Class 23 with goods train at signals.

1952. SAR Class 23 with goods train.

SAR Class 24 No 3668.

SAR Class 24 No 3607.

Cabin interior of SAR Class 24.

Johannesburg, 1952. Locomotive SAR Class GM leaving with passenger train for Rhodesia.

SAR Class 24 No 3606.

CSAR Class F No 260, built by Vulcan Foundry Co No's 1908-1915 in 1904, later SAR Class F No 78. Intiialy known as 'Chocolate Boxes'.

SAR Class D No 58.

NGR 'Reid Tenwheeler' No 179, later SAR Class H No 259.

SAR Class J No 346, built by Nasmith, Wilson & Co Nos 1060-1065 in 1915 for use on the Natal South Coast line.

Waterval-Onder, 1903. Roundhouse with six locomotives.

CSAR Class 6L-2 No 367, ex OVSS No 91, later SAR Class 6C No 562. First 6th class to be reboilered.

1904. CGR Karoo Class No 905 built by Beyer, Peacock & Co in 1904 later SAR Class 5B No 723.

1904. CSAR Class 9 No 603, later SAR Class 9 No 730.

"1953. SAR Class 15F with Blue Train."

Johannesburg, 1906. CSAR Class 6 reboilered No 367, later SAR Class 6C No 562 on 'Limited Express' operating between Pretoria and Johannesburg, in Park Station.

Roodekop, 1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train.

Johannesburg district, 1953. Train at Roodekop near Germiston with SAR Class 15F.

Roodekop district, 1953. SAR Class 15AR with goods train.

Springs district, 1953. Goods train hauled by SAR Class 15F near Geduld.

1953. SAR Class 25 condensing cutaway.

SAR Class 15F with goods train.

Virginia district, 1953. Class 15F with goods train.

Virginia district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with goods train.

Vereeniging district, 1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train.

1953. SAR Class 15F with passenger train in open veld.

Bethulie district, 1953. SAR Class 15CA with passenger train on its way to Springfontein.

1953. SAR Class 25NC No 3423, built at Henschel & Sohn No's 28731-28769.

1953. SAR Class 25NC No 3423 built by Henschel Sohn in 1953.

1953. SAR Class 25NC No 3423 at Henschel & Sohn. Note shrapnel damage on walls.

1953. SAR Class 25 No 3451 built by Henschel & Sohn in 1953.

1953. SAR Class 25 No 3451 at Henschel & Sohn works. Note schrapnel damage in walls.

NZASM 46 Tonner No 61 'Roos' later IMR No 61 later CSAR Class B No 61, badly damaged.

NGR No 48 'Havelock' armoured with rope during the Anglo-Boer War and named 'Hairy Mary'.

SAR Class NG15.

Vereeniging, 1955. SAR Class 15F with passenger train crossing the Vaal River.

Vereeniging, 1955. SAR Class 15F with train crossing the Vaal River.

SAR Class S2 No 3702.

Zeerust district, 1953. SAR Class GM No 2305 with White Train.

Cape Town, 1953. Salt River workshops, assembling SAR Class 25 No 3403.

Cape Town, 1953. Salt River workshops, assembling SAR Class 25.

SAR Class GMA No 4054 Garratt.

SAR Class GMA Garratt.

1954. SAR Class 25NC No 3423 built by Henschel and Sohn.

NGR Dubs 'B' No 250 built by North British Loco Co in 1904, later SAR Class G No 197.

Models of SAR locomotives supplied by Henschel Germany.

SAR Class S No 360.

SAR Class 24 No 3608.

GSWA Class Hd No 40.

SAR Class NG15 No NG17 built by Henschel & Sohn in 1930.

SAR Class NG15 No NG119 built by Henschel & Sohn in 1939. SEE 56112

1953. SAR Class 25 No 3451, the only complete Class 25 built by Henschel & Sohn. This locomotive was then sent to North British Loco Co in Glasgow who built the balance of the order.