sub-shedded at Hutchinson. After February 1963, this was reduced to one Class 24 locomotive until long after the branch was dieselised c. 1960, using Class locomotives based at De Aar. For some six months in the latter half of 1969, the Calvinia and Sakrivier branches reverted to steam-only operation when there was a huge surge in ore traffic that required the drafting in of more Class locomotives to the Port Elizabeth mainline. A pair of Class 24 locomotives temporarily worked those branches in 1969 and 1970 as relief engines during the diesel-electric locomotive shortage. Preservation The following is a list of 24 class that have survived into preservation. January 1, 2019 References External links 2060 2060 2060 2-8-4 locomotives 1′D2′ h2 locomotives NBL locomotives Cape gauge railway locomotives Railway locomotives introduced in 1949 1949 in South Africa