List of South African locomotive classes

This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in South Africa. It includes locomotives from all original operators:

• Cape Government Railways (CGR)
• Cape Town Railway and Dock (CTR&D)
• Central South African Railways (CSAR)
• Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika (DSWA)
• Imperial Military Railways (IMR)
• Kowie Railway
• Metropolitan & Suburban Railway (M&S)
• Namaqualand Railway (CCC & NCC)
• Natal Government Railways (NGR)
• Natal Railway Company (NRC)
• Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM)
• New Cape Central Railway (NCCR)
• Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen (OVGS)
• Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA)
• Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway (PPR)
• South African Railways (SAR)
• Spoornet
• Transnet Freight Rail (TFR)
• Zululand Railway Company

Steam locomotives

Class or Configuration	Whyte notation	Gauge	First Run
CTR&D 0-4-2 Blackie	0-4-2T ex 0-4-0T	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1859
CTR&D 0-4-2	0-4-2	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1860
CTR&D 2-4-0	2-4-0T	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1864
CGR 0-4-0 1873	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1873
CGR 0-4-0 1874	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1874
CGR 0-4-0 Aid	0-4-0ST	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1878
CGR 0-4-0ST 1881	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1881
CGR 0-4-0 Coffee Pot	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1881
CGR 0-6-0 1902	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
CGR 0-6-0 1876	0-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR 2-6-0 1900	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1900
CGR 2-6-0 1902	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
CGR 1st 0-4-0 1875	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1875
CGR 1st 0-4-0 1876	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876 BP	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876 K	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1879	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1879
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1891	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1891
CGR 1st 2-6-0 1876	2-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1879	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1879
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1875	4-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1875
CGR 1st 4-4-0 1881	4-4-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1881
CGR 2nd 2-6-2 1875	2-6-2TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1875
CGR 2nd 4-4-0 1882	4-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1882
CGR 3rd 2-6-0 1900	2-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1900
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1883	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1883
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1884	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1884
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1889	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1889
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1898	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1898
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1901	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
CGR 3rd 4-4-0 1903	4-4-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
CGR 4th 4-4-2 1897	4-4-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1897
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1880	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1880
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1882	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1882
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1882 Joy	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1882
CGR 4th 4-6-0 1884	4-6-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1884
CGR 5th 4-6-0 1890	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1890
CGR 5th 4-6-0 1891	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1891
CGR Fairlie	0-6-0+0-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1876
CGR Kitson-Meyer	0-6-0+0-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
CGR Railmotor	0-4-0+4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1906
CGR NG 0-4-0	0-4-0T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1903
CGR NG 0-6-0	0-6-0T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1903
CGR NG 4-6-2	4-6-2T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1908
CGR NG Type A 2-6-4	2-6-4T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1902
CGR NG Type C 0-4-0	0-4-0T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1902
CSAR Class C 2-8-4	2-8-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1900
CSAR Class E 4-10-2	4-10-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
CSAR Rack 4-6-4	4-6-4RT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1905
CSAR Railmotor	0-4-0+4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1907
Durban Harbour Congella	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
Durban Harbour Edward Innes	0-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
Durban Harbour John Milne	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1879
Durban Harbour Sir Albert	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
East London Harbour 0-4-0VB	0-4-0VB	7 ft ¼ in, 2140 mm Brunel	1873
Kowie 0-6-0	0-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1882
Kowie 4-4-0	4-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1882
M&S 4-6-2	4-6-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
Namaqualand Condenser	0-4-0WT	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1886
Namaqualand Caledonia	0-4-2IST	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1904
Namaqualand Pioneer	0-4-2ST	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1901
Namaqualand Britannia	0-4-2T	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1905
Namaqualand 0-6-0	0-6-0T	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1871
Namaqualand Clara	0-6-2	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1890
Namaqualand Scotia	0-6-2	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1900
NRC Durban	0-4-0ST	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1865
NRC Natal	0-4-0WT	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1860
NRC Perseverance	4-4-0T	4 ft 8½ in, 1435 mm Standard	1876
NGR Durban & Pietermaritzburg	2-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1877
NGR Havelock	4-6-2TT ex 2-8-2TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1888
NGR I 2-6-0	2-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
NGR I 2-6-2T	2-6-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
NGR K 0-4-0	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1891
NGR K 0-6-0	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1880
NGR K 2-6-0	2-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1877
NGR NG N 4-6-2	4-6-2T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1906
NZASM 10 Tonner	0-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1889
NZASM 13 Tonner	0-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1889
NZASM 14 Tonner	0-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1889
NZASM 18 Tonner	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1890
NZASM 19 Tonner	0-4-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1891
NZASM 32 Tonner	0-4-2RT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1894
NZASM 40 Tonner	0-6-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1892
Port Elizabeth Harbour 0-4-0ST	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1894
PPR 26 Tonner	0-6-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
PPR 35 Tonner Portuguese	4-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1887
DSWA 0-6-0	0-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
DSWA 0-10-0	0-10-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
DSWA 2-8-0 Tender	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
DSWA 2-8-0 Tank	2-8-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1907
DSWA NG Class Ha	0-6-2T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1904
DSWA NG Class Hb	0-6-2T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1905
DSWA NG Class Hc	0-6-0T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1907
DSWA NG Class Hd	2-8-2	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1912
DSWA NG Jung	0-6-2T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1904
DSWA NG Zwillinge	0-6-0T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1898
Table Bay Harbour 0-4-0ST	0-4-0ST	7 ft ¼ in, 2140 mm Brunel	1881
Table Bay Harbour 0-4-0T	0-4-0T	7 ft ¼ in, 2140 mm Brunel	1874
Table Bay Harbour 0-4-0WT	0-4-0WT	7 ft ¼ in, 2140 mm Brunel	1879
Walvis Bay 2-4-2	2-4-2T	2 ft 6 in, 762 mm Namaqualand	1899
SAR Clayton Railmotor	0-4-0+4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1929
SAR Harbour 0-4-0ST	0-4-0ST	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Harbour 0-4-0T	0-4-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1909
SAR Class A	4-8-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1888
SAR Class B	0-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1893
SAR Class C	4-6-0T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1879
SAR Class C1	4-6-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class C2	4-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
SAR Class D	2-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1898
SAR Class E	4-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class F	4-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class G	4-8-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class H	4-10-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1899
SAR Class H1	4-8-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class H2	4-8-2T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1909
SAR Class J	4-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1915
SAR Class K	4-6-4T	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1917
SAR Class 1	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 1A	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 1B & 1	4-8-2 ex 4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1906
SAR Class 2	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1905
SAR Class 2C	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 3 & 3R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1909
SAR Class 3A	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 3B & 3BR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1912
SAR Class 4	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
SAR Class 4A & 4AR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1913
SAR Class 5 & 5R	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1912
SAR Class 5A	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 5B & 5BR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 6	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1893
SAR Class 6A	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
SAR Class 6B	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1897
SAR Class 6C	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
SAR Class 6D	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1898
SAR Class 6E	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1898
SAR Class 6F	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1900
SAR Class 6G	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class 6H	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class 6J	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class 6K	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class 6L	4-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 6Y	2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 6Z	2-6-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class 7	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1892
SAR Class 7A & 7AS	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1896
SAR Class 7B	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1900
SAR Class 7C & 7CS	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class 7D	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1899
SAR Class 7E	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1899
SAR Class 7F	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1913
SAR Class 8 & 8W	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class 8A & 8AW	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class 8B & 8BW	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 8C & 8CW	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 8D & 8DW	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 8E	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 8F & 8FW	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 8R	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1930
SAR Class 8X	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1901
SAR Class 8Y	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class 8Z	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 9	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 10	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 10A & 10BR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 10B & 10BR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 10C & 10CR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 10D	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class 11	2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 12 & 12R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1912
SAR Class 12A & 12AR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1919
SAR Class 12B & 12R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1920
SAR Class 13	4-8-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class 14 & 14R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1913
SAR Class 14A & 14R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class 14B, 14 & 14R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1915
SAR Class 14C, CB, 14CR, CRB 1st	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1918
SAR Class 14C, CB, 14CR, CRB 2nd	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1919
SAR Class 14C, CB, 14CR, CRB 3rd	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1919
SAR Class 14C, CM, 14CR, CRM 4th	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1922
SAR Class 15 & 15AR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class 15A & 15AR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class 15B & 15BR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1918
SAR Class 15C & 15CB	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class 15CA	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1926
SAR Class 15E	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1935
SAR Class 15F	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1938
SAR Class 16 & 16R	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class 16A	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1915
SAR Class 16B & 16CR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1917
SAR Class 16C & 16CR	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1919
SAR Class 16D	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class 16DA 1928	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1928
SAR Class 16DA 1930	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1930
SAR Class 16E	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1935
SAR Class 17	4-8-0TT	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1926
SAR Class 18	2-10-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1927
SAR Class 19 & 19R	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1928
SAR Class 19A & 19AR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1929
SAR Class 19B & 19BR	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1930
SAR Class 19C	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1935
SAR Class 19D	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1937
SAR Class 20	2-10-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1935
SAR Class 21	2-10-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1937
SAR Class 23	4-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1938
SAR Class 24	2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1949
SAR Class 25 & 25NC	4-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1953
SAR Class 25NC	4-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1953
SAR Class 26	4-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1981
SAR Class Exp 1	4-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1907
SAR Class Exp 2	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1902
SAR Class Exp 3	2-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class Exp 4	2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1903
SAR Class Exp 5	2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1906
SAR Class Exp 6	4-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1906
SAR Katanga Mikado	2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1917
SAR Class S	0-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1929
SAR Class S1	0-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1947
SAR Class S2	0-8-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1952
SAR Class MA	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1909
SAR Class MB	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class MC	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1912
SAR Class MC1	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class MD	2-6-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1910
SAR Class ME	2-6-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1912
SAR Class MF	2-6-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
SAR Class MG	2-6-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1911
SAR Class MH	2-6-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1915
SAR Class MJ	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1914
SAR Class MJ1	2-6-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1918
SAR Class FC	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class FD	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1926
SAR Class HF	2-8-2+2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1927
SAR Class KM	0-6-0+0-6-0	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1904
SAR Class GA	2-6-0+0-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1921
SAR Class GB	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1921
SAR Class GC	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1924
SAR Class GCA	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1927
SAR Class GD	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class GDA	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1929
SAR Class GE	2-8-2+2-8-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class GEA	4-8-2+2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1946
SAR Class GF	4-6-2+2-6-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1927
SAR Class GG	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1925
SAR Class GH	4-6-2+2-6-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1928
SAR Class GK	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1923
SAR Class GL	4-8-2+2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1929
SAR Class GM	4-8-2+2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1938
SAR Class GMA & GMAM	4-8-2+2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1954
SAR Class GO	4-8-2+2-8-4	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1954
SAR Class U	2-6-2+2-6-2	3 ft 6 in, 1067 mm Cape	1927
SAR NG 0-4-0T	0-4-0T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1899
SAR Dutton tractors	4-2-0 & 4-2-4	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1923
SAR Class NG1	0-4-0T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1900
SAR Class NG2	0-4-2T	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1897
SAR Class NG3	4-6-2T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1907
SAR Class NG4	4-6-2T	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1911
SAR Class NG5	2-8-2	1 ft 11⅝ in, 600 mm Otavi	1922
SAR Class NG6	4-4-0	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1895
SAR Class NG7	2-6-0	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1902
SAR Class NG8	4-6-0	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1904
SAR Class NG9	4-6-0	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1915
SAR Class NG10	4-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1916
SAR Class NG G11	2-6-0+0-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1919
SAR Class NG G12	2-6-2+2-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1927
SAR Class NG G13	2-6-2+2-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1927
SAR Class NG G14	2-6-2+2-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1931
SAR Class NG15	2-8-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1931
SAR Class NG G16	2-6-2+2-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1937
ACR Class NG G16A	2-6-2+2-6-2	2 ft 0 in, 610 mm Narrow	1989

Electric locomotives

Class	Imperial classification	Type & Voltage	First Run
SAR Class ES	Bo+Bo	SAR 3kV DC	1936
SAR Class ES1	Bo	EE 235V DC	1924
SAR Class Exp AC	Bo-Bo	SAR 25kV AC	1978
SAR Class 1E & 1ES	Bo+Bo	MV 3kV DC	1925
SAR Class 2E	Bo+Bo	Henschel 3kV DC	1937
SAR Class 3E	Co+Co	MV 3kV DC	1947
SAR Class 4E	1Co+Co1	GEC 3kV DC	1952
SAR Class 5E, Series 1	Bo-Bo	EE 3kV DC	1955
SAR Class 5E, Series 2	Bo-Bo	EE 3kV DC	1957
SAR Class 5E, Series 3	Bo-Bo	EE 3kV DC	1958
SAR Class 5E1, Series 1	Bo-Bo	MV 3kV DC	1959
SAR Class 5E1, Series 2	Bo-Bo	MV 3kV DC	1963
SAR Class 5E1, Series 3	Bo-Bo	MV 3kV DC	1964
SAR Class 5E1, Series 4	Bo-Bo	MV 3kV DC	1965
SAR Class 5E1, Series 5	Bo-Bo	MV 3kV DC	1966
SAR Class 6E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1970
SAR Class 6E1, Series 1	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1969
SAR Class 6E1, Series 2	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1971
SAR Class 6E1, Series 3	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1971
SAR Class 6E1, Series 4	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1973
SAR Class 6E1, Series 5	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1974
SAR Class 6E1, Series 6	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1975
SAR Class 6E1, Series 7	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1977
SAR Class 6E1, Series 8	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1979
SAR Class 6E1, Series 9	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1981
SAR Class 6E1, Series 10	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1982
SAR Class 6E1, Series 11	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1984
SAR Class 7E	Co-Co	50 ^c/s Group 25kV AC	1978
SAR Class 7E1	Co-Co	Hitachi 25kV AC	1980
SAR Class 7E2, Series 1	Co-Co	50 ^c/s Group 25kV AC	1982
SAR Class 7E2, Series 2	Co-Co	50 ^c/s Group 25kV AC	1983
SAR Class 7E3, Series 1	Co-Co	Hitachi 25kV AC	1983
SAR Class 7E3, Series 2	Co-Co	Hitachi 25kV AC	1984
Spoornet Class 7E4	Co-Co	Hitachi 25kV AC	2000
SAR Class 8E	Bo-Bo	BBC-Siemens 3kV DC	1983
SAR Class 9E, Series 1	Co-Co	GEC 50kV AC	1978
SAR Class 9E, Series 2	Co-Co	GEC 50kV AC	1982
SAR Class 10E	Co-Co	Toshiba 3kV DC	1985
SAR Class 10E1, Series 1	Co-Co	GEC 3kV DC	1987
SAR Class 10E1, Series 2	Co-Co	GEC 3kV DC	1990
SAR Class 10E2	Co-Co	Toshiba 3kV DC	1989
SAR Class 11E	Co-Co	GM GM5FC 25kV AC	1985
SAR Class 12E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1983
Spoornet Class 14E	Bo-Bo	50 ^c/s Group 3kV DC/25kV AC	1991
Spoornet Class 14E1	Bo-Bo	50 ^c/s Group 3kV DC/25kV AC	1994
TFR Class 15E	Co-Co	Mitsui-Toshiba 50kV AC	2010
Spoornet Class 16E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1990
Spoornet Class 17E	Bo-Bo	UCW 3kV DC	1993
Spoornet Class 18E, Series 1	Bo-Bo	Transwerk 3kV DC	2000
TFR Class 18E, Series 2	Bo-Bo	TRE 3kV DC	2010
TFR Class 19E	Bo-Bo	Mitsui-Toshiba 3kV DC/25kV AC	2009
TFR Class 20E	Bo-Bo	CSR ZELC 3kV DC/25 kV AC	2013
TFR Class 21E	Bo-Bo	CSR ZELC 3kV DC/25 kV AC	2014
TFR Class 22E	Co-Co	CSR ZELC 3kV DC/25 kV AC	2015
Anglo Class E38	Bo-Bo	Consortium 3kV DC	1993

Gas-electric, Diesel-electric, Diesel-hydraulic & Electro-diesel locomotives

Class	Imperial classification	Type	First Run
SAR Gas-electric	A1-1A	SAR GE1	1923
SAR Class DS	Bo-Bo	AEG	1939
SAR Class DS1	Co	AEG	1939
SAR Class 31-000	Bo+Bo	GE U12B	1958
SAR Class 32-000	1Co+Co1	GE U18C1	1959
SAR Class 32-200	1Co+Co1	GE U20C1	1966
SAR Class 33-000	Co+Co	GE U20C	1965
SAR Class 33-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GL26MC	1966
SAR Class 33-400	Co+Co	GE U20C	1968
SAR Class 34-000	Co+Co	GE U26C	1971
SAR Class 34-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1971
SAR Class 34-400	Co+Co	GE U26C	1973
SAR Class 34-500	Co-Co	GE U26C	1974
SAR Class 34-600	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1974
SAR Class 34-800	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26MC	1978
SAR Class 34-900	Co+Co	GE U26C	1979
SAR Class 35-000	Co+Co	GE U15C	1972
SAR Class 35-200	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT18MC	1974
SAR Class 35-400	Co+Co	GE U15C	1976
SAR Class 35-600	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT18MC	1976
TFR Class 35-800	Co-Co	GM-EMD GL26C-2	1982
SAR Class 36-000	Bo+Bo	GE SG10B	1975
SAR Class 36-200	Bo+Bo	GM-EMD SW1002	1980
SAR Class 37-000	Co+Co	GM-EMD GT26M2C	1981
Spoornet Class 38-000	Bo-Bo	Consortium 3kV DC	1992
Spoornet Class 39-000	Co+Co	EMD GT26CU-3	2006
TFR Class 39-200	Co+Co	EMD GT26CU-3	2010
TFR Class 43-000	Co+Co	GE C30Aci	2011
TFR Class 44-000	Co-Co	GE ES40ACi	2015
SAR Class 61-000	B-B	Henschel DH-1420	1958
SAR Class 91-000	Bo-Bo	GE UM6B	1973
PRASA Class Afro 4000	Co-Co	Vossloh España Afro4000	2014

See also

Rail transport and locomotives in South Africa

• South African locomotive history
• Rail transport in South Africa
• South African locomotive numbering and classification

Preservation

• Outeniqua Transport Museum
• Sandstone Estates
• South African National Railway And Steam Museum

Locomotives and rolling stock

• List of locomotive builders
• List of railway vehicles