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Three electric locomotives at the head of a Johannesburg -
Durban special train for the Institution of Railway Signal
Engineers, at Mooirivier on 16 April 1998. |
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A local train at Thornwood, near Durban, on 16 April
1998. |
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This railway conveys huge quantities of coal from mines in
KwaZulu/Natal to Richards Bay on the Indian Ocean coast north
of Durban, in trains 2.5km long and weighing 10,000 tonnes. Not
bad for a railway with a gauge of only 3ft 6in (1065mm). The
picture shows 5 locomotives at the head of such a train,
approaching the Richards Bay export terminal on 17 April
1998. |
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A steam tourist service, the "Outeniqua
Choo-Tjoe", used to operate twice daily on the George to
Knysna route. 3635 takes the afternoon Knysna - George train
over the Kaaimans River bridge on 27 April 1998. |
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