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Tracks Across the Veld

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While organising Bushveld Train Safaris between 1995 and 2006 we again realised what an incredible railway culture still existed in South Africa. Most of the population born before 1950 had a railway connection while the SAR also gave many bursaries to pay for higher education which in turn led to the development of South Africa as the power house of Africa. I hope that this helps you to appreciate the diverse scenery of Southern Africa, and particularly the engineering obstacles that were overcome while the sub-continent was being provided with a railway network of extremely high standard. May we also not forget the suffering experienced by thousands in extreme temperatures, frequently with the loss of their lives, as they valiantly fought to lay the tracks over the veld. JNC Boonzaaier

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Weight 1000 g
Author

Boon Boonzaaier
Publisher

JNC Boonzaaier
ISBN Number

978-0-620-41711-2
Edition

First
Year

2008

CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 5
RAILWAY DEVELOPMENTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA 6
WESTERN CAPE 15
CAPE TOWN-WELLINGTON 17
BELVILLE-BREDASDORP 23
KRAAIFONTEIN-BITTERFONTEIN 31
KALBASKRAAL-SALDANHA 39
WELLINGTON-WORCESTER 44
WOLSELEY-CERES 49
WORCESTER-BEAUFORT WEST 53
WORCESTER-MOSSEL BAY 63
MOSSEL-BAY-OUDTSHOORN 71
GEORGE-KNYSNA 77
MONTAGU PASS 83
OUDTSHOORN-KLIPPLAAT 89
TOORWATERPOORT 96
EASTERN CAPE 101
PORT-ELIZABETH-ROSMEAD 102
PORT-ELIZABETH-DE AAR 108
ALICEDALE-GRAHAMSTOWN 117
HUMEWOOD-AVONTUUR 122
COOKHOUSE-EAST LONDON 129
EAST LONDON-SPRINGFONTEIN 134
ALIWAL NORTH-BARKLY EAST 145
NORTHERN CAPE 146
BEAUFORT WEST-KIMBERLEY 153
HUTCHINSON-CALVINIA 160
DE AAR-ARIAMSVLEI 168
KIMBERLEY-BULAWAYO 174
SISHEN-SALDANHA 181
KWAZULU-NATAL 187
DURBAN-PIETERMARITZBURG 188
DURBAN-GOLELA 193
DURBAN-PORT SHEPSTONE 199
PIETERMARITZBURG-KOKSTAD 206
PIETERMARITZBURG-LADYSMITH 213
LADYSMITH-KROONSTAD 219
LADYSMITH-GERMISTON 225
FREE STATE 234
NOUPOORT-GERMISTON 235
BLOEMFONTEIN-BETHLEHEM 244
GAUTENG/NORTHWEST 253
PRETORIA-KLERKSDORP 255
KLERKSDORP-KIMBERLEY 261
KRUGERSDORP-MAFIKENG 266
MPUMALANGA 270
PRETORIA-KOMATIPOORT 271
BELFAST-LYDENBURG 282
ERMELO-RICHARDS BAY 288
KOMATIPOORT-GOLELA 292
LIMPOPO 296
PRETORIA-PIETERSBURG 297
PIETERSBURG-MUSINA 302
KAAPMUIDEN-SOEKMEKAAR 310
NAMIBIA 318
WALVIS BAY-TSUMEB 320
WINDHOEK-KRANZBERG 326
LUDERITZ-KEETMANSHOOP 329
WINDHOEK-ARIAMSVLEI 334
RAILTOURISM 339
ADDENDUM 340
BIBLIOGRAPHY 349