Railways Locomotives Two new Cape gauge locomotive types enter service on the South African Railways: The first of forty-five Class 6E1, electric locomotives. These are the last of altogether 960 Class 6E1 locomotives to be built. The first of twenty-five 25 kV AC Class 7E3, Series 2 electric locomotives. Sports Athletics 31 March – Ernest Seleke wins his first national title in the men's marathon, clocking 2:09:41 in Port Elizabeth. 11 August – Barefoot runner Zola Budd and Mary Decker of the United States collide in the Olympic 3,000 meters final and neither finish as medallist. Motorsport 7 April – The South African Grand Prix takes place at Kyalami. References South Africa Years in South Africa History of South Africa