in tractive effort to at 75% boiler pressure. Service South African Railways The Class S was initially placed in service in the Orange Free State and Natal, but they were soon transferred to Transvaal where they spent most of the rest of their working lives, rendering good service in yards at several centres. The Class ended up being mainly a Western Transvaal locomotive, stationed at Germiston, Kaserne, Krugersdorp, Springs and at Beaconsfield in Kimberley, with a solitary locomotive at Volksrust. The bulk of them spent all their working lives in Braamfontein. Industrial They were withdrawn from SAR service in 1976. Four were sold to Dunn's in 1977, from where they eventually ended up at several locations. No. 362 went to Apex Mines at Greenside as no. 6. No. 365 went to Tweefontein United Colliery and later to Enyati Colliery. No. 367 went to Apex Mines as no. 5 and later to Grootvlei Proprietary Mines at Springs, first as no. 3 Big Mac and later renumbered to 2. No. 369 went to Grootvlei Proprietary Mines (GVPM), first as no. 2 King Kong and later renumbered to 1. Preservation Illustration References 2170 2170 0-8-0 locomotives D h2 locomotives Henschel locomotives Cape gauge railway locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1929 1929 in South Africa