This locomotive was built by Dübs and Company in Glasgow in 1898 for the Cape Government Railways where it ran on the Eastern System as number 731.
For information on class 7A locomotives go to Class 7A
It later became SAR number 1019 in 1912 following the establishment of the South African Railways (SAR).
The locomotive is owned by the Transport Heritage Foundation (THF)
In the 1970s it was located at the Chrysler Works in Pretoria.
It is now believed to be at Witbank Locomotive Depot
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