(Narrow gauge), . 17 December – Cape Eastern – Eagle to Butterworth, . 26 December – Transvaal – Apex to Witbank, . 27 December – Transvaal – Pretoria North to Rustenburg, . Locomotives Cape The Cape Government Railways places three locomotives in service, two of them experimental. An experimental 9th Class Mikado steam locomotive. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 5 on the South African Railways (SAR). An experimental 10th Class Mastodon locomotive for the Cape Eastern System. In 1912 it will be designated Class Experimental 6 on the SAR. A single self-contained Railmotor for low-volume passenger service on the Franschhoek branchline. Natal The Natal Government Railways (NGR) modifies six of its Class B locomotives to a wheel arrangement, the first Mountain type tender locomotive in the world. In 1912 it will be designated Class 1B on the South African Railways (SAR). In April the NGR places two Class N 4-6-2 narrow gauge tank locomotives in service on the new narrow gauge line that is being built between Estcourt and Weenen. References South Africa Years in South Africa