This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in South Africa. It includes locomotives from all original operators: * Cape Government Railways (CGR) * Cape Town Railway and Dock (CTR&D) * Central South African Railways (CSAR) * Deutsch-Südwest-Afrika (DSWA) * Imperial Military Railways (IMR) * Kowie Railway * Metropolitan & Suburban Railway (M&S) * Namaqualand Railway (CCC & NCC) * Natal Government Railways (NGR) * Natal Railway Company (NRC) * Nederlandsche-Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg-Maatschappij (NZASM) * New Cape Central Railway (NCCR) * Oranje-Vrijstaat Gouwerment-Spoorwegen (OVGS) * Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA) * Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway (PPR) * South African Railways (SAR) * Spoornet * Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) * Zul