The following lists events that happened during 1929 in South Africa.

1929
in
South Africa

Decades:
See also:

Incumbents

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Events

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June
July
August
  • 26 – Union Airways commences operations.[1]

Births

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Deaths

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Railways

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Class S
 
Class GDA
 
Class GL
 
Clayton Railmotor

Railway lines opened

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  • 3 April – Cape – Hermon to Porterville, 36 miles 10 chains (58.1 kilometres).[3]
  • 10 April – Cape – Ceres to Prince Alfred Hamlet, 6 miles 25 chains (10.2 kilometres).[3]
  • 16 April – Free State – Wesselsbron to Bultfontein, 35 miles 45 chains (57.2 kilometres).[3]
  • 31 July – Free State – Arlington to Lindley, 12 miles 26 chains (19.8 kilometres).[3]
  • 12 August – Transvaal – Boshoek to Middelwit, 58 miles 35 chains (94.0 kilometres).[3]
  • 31 August – Transvaal – Messina to Beitbridge, 10 miles 30 chains (16.7 kilometres).[3]
  • 14 November – Transvaal – Derwent to Stoffberg, 37 miles 73 chains (61.0 kilometres).[3]
  • 1 December – South West Africa – Seeis to Witvlei, 66 miles 41 chains (107.0 kilometres).[3]

Locomotives

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Six new steam locomotive types, four Cape gauge and one narrow gauge, enter service on the South African Railways (SAR):

References

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  1. ^ a b SAA Museum Society: South African Airways, A Brief History (Accessed on 8 March 2017)
  2. ^ SR/Olympic Sports - Daphne Robb-Hasenjäger (Accessed on 8 March 2017)
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 189, ref. no. 200954-13
  4. ^ a b c Holland, D. F. (1972). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 58–65. ISBN 978-0-7153-5427-8.
  5. ^ a b c d Paxton, Leith; Bourne, David (1985). Locomotives of the South African Railways (1st ed.). Cape Town: Struik. pp. 70, 80, 90–91, 116. ISBN 0869772112.
  6. ^ South African Railways and Harbours Locomotive Diagram Book, 2’0” & 3’6” Gauge Steam Locomotives, 15 August 1941, as amended
  7. ^ a b Durrant, AE (1989). Twilight of South African Steam (1st ed.). Newton Abbott: David & Charles. pp. 33, 99. ISBN 0715386387.
  8. ^ Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives from Other Builders, retrieved 10 November 2012
  9. ^ Hamilton, Gavin N., The Garratt Locomotive - Garratt Locomotives produced by Beyer, Peacock, retrieved 10 November 2012
  10. ^ Clayton Steam Rail Coach - From the Dave Rhind Collection, Railway History Group of South Africa, Pinelands, Cape Town.