The locomotive
named Havelock, built in the
Durban workshops and known as Hairy Mary during the
Second Boer War, is the first locomotive to be designed and built in South Africa.[1]: 90–91
The first five of 100
Class D4-8-2 tank locomotives, the first in the world to have the Mountain type wheel arrangement.[1]: 90–93
References
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abHolland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England:
David & Charles.
ISBN978-0-7153-5382-0.