1904 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1904 in South Africa.

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Decades:
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Incumbents

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
SAR Class 6L
SAR Class 5B
SAR Class 8Z
CGR Type B
NGR Class E
NGR Class B
CSAR Class 10
CSAR Class F
CSAR Class M

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
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][7]
    • Fifty Class B 4-8-0 Mastodon type mainline steam locomotives. In 1912 they will be designated Class 1 on the SAR.[3][4]
  • 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

References
  1. 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. 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. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 54, 56, 64–67, 71–72, 99–101, 127–129. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  4. 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.
  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. Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 110, 130–131, 140. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
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