November – TenClass 16B4-6-2 Pacific type passenger steam locomotives.[4]
SevenClass K 4-6-4 tank locomotives that had been built for thePhilippines but could not be delivered.[4]
At least four2-8-2 Mikado type steam locomotives, built for theChemins de Fer du Bas Congo à Katanga and obtained on temporary lease to alleviate the critical wartime shortage of locomotives.[4][5]
^abStatement Showing, in Chronological Order, the Date of Opening and the Mileage of Each Section of Railway, Statement No. 19, p. 188, ref. no. 200954-13
^abcHolland, D. F. (1972).Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 2: 1910-1955 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England:David & Charles. pp. 32–34.ISBN978-0-7153-5427-8.
^Espitalier, T.J.; Day, W.A.J. (1945).The Locomotive in South Africa - A Brief History of Railway Development. Chapter VII - South African Railways (Continued). South African Railways and Harbours Magazine, September 1945. p. 673.
