1906 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1906 in South Africa.

1906
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
  • 1910s
  • 1920s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

February
May
June
Unknown date

Births

Railways

Railway lines opened

  • Transvaal Nancefield to Pimville, 2 miles (3.2 kilometres).[2]
  • 22 January Cape Central Riversdale to Voorbaai, 58 miles (93.3 kilometres).[2]
  • 6 February Free State Jagersfontein to Fauresmith, 8 miles 23 chains (13.3 kilometres).[2]
  • 1 April Cape Midland Port Elizabeth to Humewood Road (Narrow gauge), 75 chains (1.5 kilometres).[3]
  • 6 April Transvaal Orkney to Fourteen Streams, 135 miles (217.3 kilometres).[2]
  • 16 May Natal Donnybrook to Creighton, 15 miles 3 chains (24.2 kilometres).[2]
  • 1 June Natal Ennersdale to Loskop, 12 miles 75 chains (20.8 kilometres).[2]
  • 21 June Free State Bethlehem to Kroonstad, 90 miles 15 chains (145.1 kilometres).[2]
  • 21 June Transvaal Pienaarsrivier to Settlers (Regauged), 26 miles 62 chains (43.1 kilometres).[2]
  • 1 August Cape Western Pampoenpoort to Carnarvon, 37 miles 27 chains (60.1 kilometres).[3]
  • 29 August Cape Eastern Elliot to Maclear, 54 miles 51 chains (87.9 kilometres).[3]
  • 1 December Cape Midland Humansdorp to Misgund (Narrow gauge), 86 miles 20 chains (138.8 kilometres).[3]
  • 15 December Cape Midland Valley Junction to Walmer (Narrow gauge), 3 miles 40 chains (5.6 kilometres).[2][3]
  • 17 December Cape Eastern Eagle to Butterworth, 22 miles 79 chains (37.0 kilometres).[3]
  • 26 December Transvaal Apex to Witbank, 69 miles 49 chains (112.0 kilometres).[2]
  • 27 December Transvaal Pretoria North to Rustenburg, 60 miles 34 chains (97.2 kilometres).[2]

Locomotives

Cape
  • The Cape Government Railways places three locomotives in service, two of them experimental.
    • An experimental 9th Class 2-8-2 Mikado steam locomotive. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 5 on the South African Railways (SAR).[4][5]
    • An experimental 10th Class 4-8-0 Mastodon locomotive for the Cape Eastern System. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 6 on the SAR.[4][5]
    • A single self-contained Railmotor for low-volume passenger service on the Franschhoek branchline.[6]
Natal

References

  1. Stuart, J. (1913). History of the Zulu Rebellion 1906. London: Macmillan and Co. pp. 548–581.
  2. 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
  3. 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.
  4. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  5. Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 34–35, 83, 110–111, 157. ISBN 0869772112.
  6. Metropolitan Amalgamated Railway Carriage and Wagon Company Ltd drawing no. 12640
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