English: Early trains of Malawi. The Shire Highlands Railway Company acquired in 1904 to work on building the line two 0-4-0 inside cylinder, saddle-tank locomotives from Messrs. W.G. Bagnall Ltd. of Stafford. These were the 'A' Class locomotives, 'Shamrock', No. 2 served on the Shire Highlands and Central Africa railways mainly on shunting and construction work for many years. 'Shamrock' is preserved and exhibited at the Chichiri Museum, Blantyre.