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- Incumbents
- Events
- Births
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- Railways Railway lines opened Locomotives
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2012}}{{Use South African English|date=September 2012}}{{Year in South Africa|1890}}The following lists events that happened during 1890 in South Africa. Incumbents- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa:Henry Brougham Loch.
- Governor of the Colony of Natal: Charles Bullen Hugh Mitchell.
- State President of the Orange Free State: Francis William Reitz.
- State President of the South African Republic: Paul Kruger.
- Prime Minister of the Cape of Good Hope: John Gordon Sprigg (until 16 July), Cecil John Rhodes (starting 16 July).
Events- March
- 17 – The first railway line in the Transvaal, known as the Randtram, is opened for service between Boksburg and Braamfontein in Johannesburg.[1]{{rp|19}}[2]
- June
- 6 – Magadu Bhambada becomes chief of the AmaZondi people at the age of 25 after the death of his father and uncle.
- 23 June – President Paul Kruger of the South African Republic institutes a Second Volksraad which is responsible for controlling local matters.[2]
- July
- 17 – Cecil Rhodes becomes Prime Minister of the Cape Colony.
Births- 26 October – Percy Hansen, Danish soldier in British service, recipient of the Victoria Cross. (d. 1951)
Deaths{{Empty section|date=November 2013}}RailwaysRailway lines opened- 1 February – Cape Western – Somerset West to Sir Lowry's Pass Village, {{convert|5|mi|20|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- 28 March – Natal – Glencoe Junction to Talana, {{convert|8|mi|35|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[4]
- 15 May – Natal – Glencoe Junction to Newcastle, {{convert|36|mi|33|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[4]
- 13 October – Transvaal – Braamfontein to Springs, {{convert|30|mi|km|1|abbr=off}}.[4]
- 17 November – Transvaal – Braamfontein to Roodepoort, {{convert|11|mi|km|1|abbr=off}}.[4]
- 1 December – Cape Western – Kalkbaai to Simon's Town, {{convert|5|mi|37|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- 1 December – Cape Western – Kimberley to Vryburg, {{convert|126|mi|61|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- 17 December – Cape Midland – Colesberg Junction to Norvalspont bridge, {{convert|23|mi|43|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[3]
- 17 December – Free State – Norvalspont bridge to Bloemfontein, {{convert|120|mi|67|ch|km|1|abbr=off}}.[4]
Locomotives- Cape
- The Cape Government Railways places twenty 5th Class 4-6-0 tender locomotives in mainline service on its Midland and Western Systems.[13]{{rp|39–41}}[5]{{rp|20}}
- The first of four Clara Class 0-6-2 tender locomotives are placed in service by the Cape Copper Company on its {{Track gauge|2ft6in}} narrow gauge Namaqualand Railway between Port Nolloth and O'okiep.[6]
- Transvaal
- The Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij (NZASM) of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (Transvaal Republic) places six 18 Tonner saddle-tank locomotives in service on construction work on the Delagoa Bay line.[7]{{rp|110–112}}
References1. ^The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978.
2. ^Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau.
3. ^1 2 3 Report for year ending 31 December 1909, Cape Government Railways, Section VIII - Dates of Opening and the Length of the different Sections in the Cape Colony, from the Year 1873 to 31st December, 1909.
4. ^1 2 3 4 5 Statement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 182, ref. no. 200954-13
5. ^{{Paxton-Bourne}}
6. ^{{Bagshawe|pages=8-11, 16-23}}
7. ^1 {{Holland-Vol 1}}
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