1879 in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1879 in South Africa.

1879
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1850s
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January
March
  • 7 The first British troops arrive in Durban from all over the Empire.
  • 12 A force of 2,000 Zulus attacks a British camp at Ntombi River. Of the 60 men in the camp, only 15 escape.
July
  • 4 The Zulus are defeated at Ulundi and the war ends.
August

Births

Deaths

Railways

Railway lines opened

  • March Natal Pinetown to Botha's Hill, 14 miles 6 chains (22.7 kilometres).[1]
  • 11 August Cape Western Grootfontein to Fraserburg Road, 52 miles 41 chains (84.5 kilometres).[2]
  • 26 August Cape Midland Mount Stewart to Graaff-Reinet, 72 miles 18 chains (116.2 kilometres).[2]
  • 1 September Natal Avoca to Verulam, 12 miles 2 chains (19.4 kilometres).[1]
  • 3 September Cape Midland Alicedale to Grahamstown, 34 miles 71 chains (56.1 kilometres).[2]
  • 17 September Cape Midland Alicedale to Middleton, 38 miles 3 chains (61.2 kilometres).[2]
  • 3 November Cape Eastern Döhne to Cathcart, 42 miles 48 chains (68.6 kilometres).[2]

Locomotives

Cape
  • Two new 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the Cape Government Railways (CGR):
    • The first four of fifteen 1st Class 4-4-0 American type passenger locomotives on the Western and Eastern systems.[3]:30–31[4]
    • The first six of ten 1st Class 2-6-0 Mogul type goods locomotives on the Western system.[3]:28–30[4]
  • The Table Bay Harbour Board places its fourth 7 ft 14 in (2,140 mm) Brunel gauge 0-4-0 well-tank engine in excavation and breakwater construction service.[5]:115–117
Natal
  • The Natal Government Railways places seven 2-6-0T locomotives in service, later to be modified to a 4-6-0T wheel arrangement and designated Class G.[6]
  • The Natal Harbours Department in Durban places a single 0-6-0 saddle-tank locomotive in service, named John Milne.[5]:126–127

References

  1. Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 181, 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. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
  4. C.G.R. Numbering Revised, Article by Dave Littley, SA Rail May–June 1993, pp. 94–95.
  5. Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  6. NGR Class G numbering
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