South african railways shosholoza meyl, cape town, south africa. History of the railways during the war in south africa. Handbook on the steam locomotive south african railway. The development of south african steam locomotives the long distance passenger trains chasing steam in its final years.
A photographic history of the south african railways at the end of the steam era. In this piece he looks at post war reconstruction, the completion of various lines and the contribution of the railways to political union in south africa. Featuring south africa railroads sorted by url and not by title. With the creation of the union of south africa in 1910, the csar was merged with the cape government railways and the natal government railways to form the south african railways, which is.
The first recorded railway in south africa was a quarry line at the bluff, near durban, which operated from 1856. The cartoon showed father time at a junction where a briton. During the angloboer war, as british forces moved into the territory of the orange free state and the south african republic, the orange free state government railways, the netherlandssouth african railway company and the. Hollands corrections to the steam locomotives of the south african railwayspage 1. In the previous installment of the history of southern african railways series peter ball looked at the role of the railways during the south african war.
Railways of southern africa 150 years railways africa. Standard railway map of south africa uct libraries. Indicates the neighbouring british bechaunaland protectorate, german south west africa, basuto land, and portuguese territory but no railway routes are shown in. Conversely, events in south africa and its neighbours over the years had a huge influence on the development of railways. This file is licensed under the creative commons attributionshare alike 2.
Railway country although the south african interior is generally highlying, it is traversable, but it is largely separated from the coastline by a high, mountainous escarpment. Detailed history of the railways in the south african war, 18991902, volumes 12. Trains magazine offers railroad news, railroad industry insight, commentary on todays freight railroads, passenger service amtrak, locomotive technology, railroad preservation and history, railfan opportunities tourist railroads, fan trips, and great railroad photography. Over the past few weeks peter ball has traced the history of southern african railways up until 1910. The following is a summary of how railways in south africa developed, by discussing the different persons, companies and events that were instrumental in the creation of the system that is known today as transnet. Metrorail south africa metrorails core business is to provide a rail service that meets the countrys needs for affordable public transport. All major cities are connected by rail, and south africas railway system is the most highly developed in africa. It includes locomotives from all original operators. A new era dawns voice of south africas heritage community. A book writing project of les pivnic and charlie lewis that captures for future generations the essence of a once magnificent transport network in south africa the sar. Salisbury harare, bulawayo, johannesburg, cape town, maritzburg pietermaritzburg, port elizabeth, durban. A new era dawns the heritage portal voice of south africa. South african railways magnificent steam locomotives.
Sats book and reference list railways of southern africa. Generally speaking too, its rich natural resources and extensive agricultural and pastoral areas. No other loco types other than sar steam will be allowed. The early years the victorian division crosses the border to publish this 320 page hard cover book, with many illustrations, providing an authoritative insight into the first years of the south australian railways.
Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south africa. The map shows railways in the cape of good hope, south west africa, british protectorate of bechuanaland, basutoland, portuguese east africa, nyasaland, belgian congo, as well as north west, southern and north east rhodesia. Detailed history of the railways in the south african war, 18991902, volumes 12 detailed history of the railways in the south african war, 18991902, royal engineers institute great britain. When the articles on the locomotives of south africa are read sequentially in the order of their years of entering railway service. Railways of southern africa 150 years locomotives and trains by jean dulez 2012 product. The map shows the railway routes in the cape colony, orange free state, transvaal, natal, zululand, griqualand east and pondoland in presentday south africa as well as in rhodesia. Free south africa ebooks free ebooks library download. South africa railways outeniqua chootjoe little brak river to george by outen12345.
Africa has trains too, and i wanted a chance to ride them. Currently, more than 70 percent of the rail transport activities in the region excluding south africa are managed by private operators. By 1885 kimberley was successfully linked to cape town. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south. Other lines drove forward from port elizabeth and east london to the interior. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in. Railways of the south east since the 1970s available for download and read online in other formats. Historical railway postcard journeys in south africa. This book provides a complete list of all sar stations which once had a post office or a postal agency.
Pdf south african railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984. The cartoon showed father time at a junction where a briton and a boer railway track met to form a single one leading to a distant land, named. Discover the rich natural and cultural heritage of southern africa as you explore three of the continents most fascinating countries. The growth is driven by a fast growing demographic and a largescale. Detailed history of the railways in the south african war. The steam kyalami the great steam racetrack thru the karoo by paul hloben 2017 product code. South africa railroads train web railroad information. A detailed enginemans handbook by the south african railway. South africas famous blue train travels between pretoria and cape town, stopping en route in matjiesfontein or kimberley. As a selfgoverning state of the british empire, the union remained under the formal rule of the british crown, represented in south africa by a. Salisbury harare, bulawayo, johannesburg, cape town, maritzburg pietermaritzburg, port elizabeth, durban, east london and the cape to cairo route. For 27 hours of luxury, oneway fares per person sharing are r20,28025,615 for deluxeluxury during high season september to midnovember, including all meals, drinks, offtrain excursions and ensuite bathroom. The following year saw the colony take over the private lines around cape town and so was born the cape government railways cgr. Physical relief map of the union of south africa download.
Standard railway map of south africa uct libraries digital. Railway content for south africa this section lists the photo galleries, railway journeys and nostalgia currently available from world railways. History of southern african railways series heritage portal. Rail infrastructure in africa african development bank. The union of south africa was established on 31 may 1910, consisting of the four former colonies, the cape of good hope, natal, orange river and transvaal. In the 1970s and 1980s, steam enthusiasts from all over the world flocked to south africa to experience the thrill of big time steam on the central part of the cape townjohannesburg main line, nicknamed steel kyalami after the grand prix circuit near johannesburg. Manmohan singh and his wife smt gursharan kaur traveling by the train to reach pietermaritzburg station to pay tribute to mahatma gandhi, in south africa on september 30, 2006. Rail infrastructure in africa iv rai infrat ructure in africa v amadou oumarou director transport, urban development and ict department africa is currently experiencing an unprecedented economic recovery, with strong growth projections over the next three to four decades. A history of victoria is a lively account of the people, places and events that have shaped victoria, from the arrival of the first aboriginal peoples.
Download pdf railways of the south east since the 1970s book full free. Our role is to move our customers safely to their destinations on our 280 trains which operate throughout the main centres in south africa on a network of 471 stations. All major cities are connected by rail, and south africa s railway system is the most highly developed in africa. In this installment of the series he looks at various aspects of building and running one of the largest state run railways in the world. Caution functioning website but exhibiting some technical problems. List of south african locomotive classes wikipedia. South african steam this group is for south african railwaysexsouth african railways steam locomotives only thats what the group title says its not rocket science. To address the crisis, many governments have considered concessions as a solution, and between the mid1990s and 2010 most of the railways were concessioned.
The first track for steampowered locomotives was a line of about 3. In south africa, as elsewhere in the world, the railways played a huge part in development and growth on nearly all terrains in the country. The south african railways by the general manager, south african railways public relations department. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 18991902 edouard percy cranvill girouard on. A wellillustrated history of the railway development in south africa, the rhodesias, portuguese east africa, angola and the congo. History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Description the map shows railways in the cape of good hope, south west africa, british protectorate of bechuanaland, basutoland, portuguese east africa, nyasaland, belgian congo, as well as north west, southern and north east. Topics sar, engineman, locomotive collection opensource language. Jeanne v an eeden 2014 south african railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984, south african historical journal, 66.
The main lines in subsaharan africa tell the story of british colonialism. Free textbook downloads in south africa some students prefer having their textbooks as an ebook. The central south african railways csar was from 1902 to 1910 the operator of public railways in the transvaal colony and orange river colony in what is now south africa. Search the history of over 431 billion web pages on the internet. All ebooks given here are having free licenses and so it is free to download. South africa had the capacity to design, manufacture and maintain trains back in the 1960s and 1970s, but that capacity has been lost over three. Free textbook downloads in south africa together we pass. History of southern african railways series the heritage. Steam train travel is alive and well all across south africa thanks largely to groups of volunteers dedicated to preserving the history of the railways. At some point in the future a detailed overview of relevant railway operations will be added to this page. South african railways shosholoza meyl home facebook.
Pdf railways of the south east since the 1970s download. The map is intended to help you make overland journeys around the region using the trains, so some minor train routes arent shown, and not all bus routes are shown as. Online booking agents for shosholoza meyl railways south africa. On the 31st may 1910 the act of union created south africa as one country, formed by the coming together of the four colonies of the cape. The even better news is that there are free textbook downloads in south africa. Sadly, the days of mechanical signalling are now numbered in south africa and this wonderful, mostly reliable, system of railway traffic control is fast disappearing into the history books forever. This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in south africa. After the war had ended, the imperial military railways became the central south african railways in july 1902, with thomas rees price as general manager. Five steam train trips you can take across south africa.
Sep 01, 2017 a history of the south australian railways volume 1. The railway map of south africa uct libraries digital. A history of the south australian railways volume 1. Train travel in south africa cape townjohannesburg from. Rail transport in south africa is an important element of the countrys transport infrastructure. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 1899. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 18991902.
The key gives details of the south african railway systems and altitudes. In its january 1915 issue the south african railways and harbours magazine published a cartoon in support of south africas military campaign in german south west africa figure 1. Our extraordinary adventure features the cultural and political heritage of south africa, a rail journey aboard the legendary rovos rail, safaris in three important parks. When the articles on the locomotives of south africa are read sequentially in the order of their years of entering railway service, much of the history of the country becomes apparent between the lines. The history of southern africa, by train the new york times. Steam in south africa during the 60s, ia, 1972, pp194. Topics included in these ebooks are native life in south africa, missionaries in south africa, south african memories, south african history, about afrikaans, etc and more.
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