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The South African Class ES1 of 1924 was a South African electric locomotive from the South African Railways era.In 1924 the South African Railways placed a single Class ES1 battery-powered shunting locomotive in service at the construction site of the Colenso power station. In 1927 the power station and the locomotive was sold to the Electricity Supply Commission (ESKOM) and in 1937 the locomotive was purchased back from ESKOM for use at the Danskraal locomotive depot.
