Type MY1 tenders were built in 1952 and 1953 by Friedrich Krupp AG of Essen in Germany [REF].
The Class S2 0-8-0 steam locomotive was designed by L.C. Grubb, Chief Mechanical Engineer of the South African Railways (SAR) from 1949 to 1954, as a shunting locomotive with a light axle load for harbour work where most of the trackwork was laid with light rail.