1887
in
South Africa

Decades:
  • 1860s
  • 1870s
  • 1880s
  • 1890s
  • 1900s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1887 in South Africa.

Incumbents

Events

June
Unknown date

Births

Deaths

  • 29 May Xhosa chief Sandile is killed in Denge Forest in a skirmish with the Fingos under the command of Captain J. Lonsdale.

Railways

New lines

Railway lines opened

Locomotives

  • The Lourenco Marques, Delagoa Bay and East Africa Railway in Mozambique places two 4-6-0 tank locomotives in service, one of which will become the Portuguese Tank on the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway in 1897.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978, p. 19.
  2. 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
  3. Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. Vol. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, England: David & Charles. pp. 118–119. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
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