Cape Town Railway and Dock company formed.

Natal Railway Company formed.

Opening of the first railway line in South Africa – Cape Point to Durban.

Opening of railway from Stellenbosch to Wellington (Cape Town to Wellington).

Electric lighting introduced on African Continent by Cape Government Railways at Table Bay Harbour.

De Aar – Kimberley railway line opened.

Establishment of the Netherlands South African Railway Company (NZASM).

Electric lighting of trains introduced by Cape Government Railways.

Johannesburg Station laid out by NZASM, then known as ‘Park Halt’.

First railway in Transvaal between Johannesburg and Boksburg, ‘Rand Tram’; later extended to Springs and Krugersdorp.

First train arrives at Johannesburg from Cape Town via Bloemfontein.

Formal opening of the railway to Bulawayo from Cape Town.

Railways of Transvaal and Orange Free State placed under Civil Administration as Central South African Railways.

South African Railways and Harbours came into being; Johannesburg became the seat of unified Administration (Total track 11 328 km).

Construction of the railway to South West Africa (Prieska–Nakop): 229 km completed in 82 days.

Bi-weekly express between Pretoria and Cape Town: ‘Union Limited’ / ‘Union Express’.

First experimental broadcasting of concerts in South Africa from Rissik Street.

Grain Elevators in Table Bay Harbour and 34 districts started to handle grain (139 200-ton capacity).

First electric test train between Ladysmith and Chieveley (Natal).

Electric traction introduced on Natal main line (Glencoe – Mooi River).

Opening of Messina–Beit Bridge line and the ‘Alfred Beit’ memorial bridge.

Air services taken over by South African Airways; SAA incorporated into SAR&H.

Electrification of Glencoe–Volksrust; whole Natal main line (526 km) electrified.

Electric passenger service between Johannesburg and Pretoria introduced.

Luxury air-conditioned saloons placed in service; ‘Blue Train’ foreshadowed.

Esselen Park foundation stone laid by F.C. Sturrock.

‘Blue Train’ re-starts; Kazerne (Prospect) goods depot comes into operation.

Centenary of Cape Agulhas Lighthouse.

Automatic telephone exchange at new Kaserne goods depot goes live.

First remote-controlled crossing; CTC era begins.

Radio telephony first used on South African Railways (Natal main line).

Break-through on Boughton–Cedara tunnel (longest in Africa). First break-through: 17 July.

Diesel locomotives introduced on a large scale—gradual end of steam.

First SA-manufactured electric locomotive delivered.

Pipelines incorporated into SAR&H.

9 000-ton ore train hauled by seven diesels (record).

Scheffel Bogie wins Gold Medal; Richards Bay Harbour and coal line open.

Sishen–Saldanha line & harbour taken over (ops 1 Apr 1978); Containerisation officially introduced.

Rail speed record: 245 km/h on high-stability bogies.

SAR&H becomes SATS (state business enterprise).

Sentrarand marshalling complex opened.

Transnet Limited incorporated; rail commuter assets transferred to SARCC.

Phelophepa health train—Transnet Foundation initiative for affordable primary healthcare.

Railway Safety Regulator (RSR) established under the National Railway Safety Regulator Act, 2002.

Transformation to focused freight company; “One Company, One Vision”.

Transnet Centenary; 150 years of railways in South Africa.

Transnet becomes SOC; CSIR ultrasonic system helps prevent derailments.

208-wagon distributed power manganese train; Class 43 diesels added; 100th salt wagon for Botswana Rail.

200-wagon coal train (Mpumalanga ? RBCT) — Project Shongololo.

First Glasgow graduates receive certificates.

R800m expansion of City Deep Container Terminal completed.

Draft White Paper on National Rail Policy published.

White Paper on National Railway Policy.

Draft Network Statement published for public consultation.

Vertical Separation of TFR into Operations and Network (TRIM).