▁and ▁fruit , ▁especially ▁app les . ▁The ▁line ▁was ▁laid ▁with ▁ ▁rail ▁and ▁was ▁completed ▁to ▁Av ont uur ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁December ▁ 1 9 0 6 . ▁ ▁Co al ▁consumption ▁on ▁the ▁line ▁aver aged ▁ ▁per ▁train ▁mile . ▁A ▁load ▁from ▁Port ▁Elizabeth ▁to ▁Av ont uur ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁ha u led ▁up ▁ ▁and , ▁on ▁the ▁return ▁journey , ▁. ▁This , ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁the ▁in numerable ▁sharp ▁curves ▁and ▁ste ep ▁grad ients ▁of ▁ 1 ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁( 2 ½ %) ▁compens ated , ▁prevent ed ▁a ▁continuous ▁high ▁speed ▁from ▁being ▁att ained . ▁ ▁Man ufact urer ▁ ▁Two ▁ 2 - 6 - 4 ▁Adri atic ▁type ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁tank ▁steam ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁supplied ▁to ▁the ▁Cape ▁Government ▁Rail ways ▁( CG R ) ▁by ▁Mann ing ▁Ward le ▁and ▁Company ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁They ▁were ▁designated ▁Type ▁A ▁and ▁number ed ▁ 3 1 ▁and ▁ 3 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁recorded ▁that ▁these ▁locomot ives , ▁during ▁tests , ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁ha ul ▁a ▁load ▁of ▁ ▁up ▁a ▁ 1 ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁( 2 ½ %) ▁grade . ▁ ▁Service ▁ ▁Cape ▁Government ▁Rail ways ▁Both ▁locomot ives ▁were ▁placed ▁in ▁construction ▁service ▁on ▁the ▁Av ont uur ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁railway ▁and ▁were ▁also ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁road ▁power ▁on ▁the ▁railway . ▁At ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁, ▁they ▁were