South africa, afrikaans suidafrika, officially republic of south africa, republic 2015 est. South africa has a rich and vibrant history of producing excellent literature. The south african railways by the general manager, south african railways public relations department. Southern african trains books and articles reference. This article focuses on a series of postcard calendars produced by the south african railways sar between 1961 and 1984. South african model railway kits from worsley works designers and producers of quality etched brass model railway kits. It includes locomotives from all original operators.
South african railways magnificent steam locomotives public. With hundreds of pages, and multimedia, the bbc investigates the events and characters that have made african history from the origins of. Theres a more detailed map of train routes within south africa on the south africa page. History of southern african railways series the heritage. List of books and articles about south african history. The first track for steampowered locomotives was a line of about 3. South african rail cars funkeys, inspection, plasserail, trolleys, luxrailer, miscellaneous. Pdf south african railways postcard calendars, 1961 to 1984. All major cities are connected by rail, and south africa s railway system is the most highly developed in africa. It started when adeline, the granddaughter of missionaries from germany, met and fell in love with a handsome young teacher, richard beck.
After being mined on the battleship nelson in 1939, he served on the prince of wales, during the bismarck action, witnessing the sinking of the hood and churchill and roosevelts. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 1899. This can be attributed to transnet playing a vital role not only in everyday life, but in the national economy and economics of several other african states that use the networks and harbours within south african to transfer their imports and exports. For potential north american customers, the only difficulty is that all are cape gauge engines set for running at 42 inches between the rails. 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. Detailed history of the railways in the south african war. In june and july 1966 the south african railways placed ten class 32200 ge u20c1 dieselelectric locomotives in service in south west africa. Up to 1986 a separate police force specifically for the purpose of protecting the distinctive interests of the s. Southern african trains books and articles reference list index. 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. The official site for rovos rail tours luxury trains.
Railways africa magazine news, projects and tenders for. 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. Media in category railway coaches of south africa the following 104 files are in this category, out of 104 total. South african industrial steam railways stored out of use in 1975, prior to its eventual renovation and proud display outside the mine offices, douglas colliery 060t no. South african railways class 7 480 of 1892 steam locomotive from the preunion era in the cape of good hope. The growth is driven by a fast growing demographic and a largescale. 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. Contact jean dulez, see details on the contact us page or the ordering page click on image for larger view. To view this content, login below or subscribe as a premium subscriber. It is a more powerful low short hood version of the earlier class 32000 and was designed and built to south african railways requirements by general electric. World railways lists of railway journeys, photo galleries, nostalgia and other content from south africa. The book follows the railroad from design and construction to its daily use as a vital means for moving villagers and goods. Bespoke train safaris for charter, private functions, corporate tours, incentives, launches and events in the comfort of rovos rail s topquality service.
Trip by rail in south africa, 1920s film 1006 youtube. List of books and articles relating to rail in southern africa and east africa. From the movie northern transvaal 15s filmed by tom stanton during august 1976. South african railways magnificent steam locomotives. Steam locomotives of the south african railways by holland d. List of south african locomotive classes wikipedia. The cape government railways cgr was the governmentowned railway operator in the cape colony from 1874 until the creation of the south african railways sar in 1910. Alternatively, you can download just the chapters or areas you need in.
History get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Steam locomotives of the south african railroads, book. A history of the south australian railways volume 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. 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. Railways of southern africa 150 years railways africa. Construction on these lines began in the years from 1859 to 1887 in south africa and from 1897 to 1908 in south west africa. Vidrail stock a fabulous selection of railway and steam train books covering railways from southern african countries.
We invite you to celebrate our 30th birthday with us through our special promotions on selected departures from may to december 2019. Train travel in south africa cape townjohannesburg from r630. Sa national railway and steam museum in gauteng, south africa. Pirie and others published rolling segregation into. Nov 16, 2015 over the past few weeks peter ball has traced the history of southern african railways up until 1910.
Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south. The history of the development of many countries has proved beyond doubt that the. Coaches are all on their own pages, subdivided into make, and engine. It borders on the atlantic ocean in the west, on namibia in the northwest, on botswana and zimbabwe in the north, on mozambique and swaziland in the northeast, and on the indian ocean in the east and south. Railways of southern africa has been the standard reference for locomotives in southern africa since 1984 and after many requests, it was decided to compile a new edition after the long break since 1994 when the last edition appeared.
Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Trains and rail in south and southern africa and a bit of international rail mixed in sa rail passenger services map 2009 bruno martin. Generally speaking too, its rich natural resources and extensive agricultural and pastoral areas. Browse the worlds largest ebookstore and start reading today on the web, tablet, phone, or ereader. Crack trains of south africa then and now the heritage portal. Click here for a map of south africa external link pdf file map of south africa gif image 163kbs. From a rail perspective, freight and passenger there is just so much happening in ghana.
The south african transport system has come a long way from its humble beginnings in the 1800s. Steam locomotives of the south african railways volume 1 by holland, d. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 18991902 edouard percy cranvill girouard on. As a stateowned organisation, the sar played a decisive role in. A portuguese settlement was established at luanda in presentday angola in 1575, and the portuguese. I regularly travel to southern africa so uptodate data compilation has been relatively easy. 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. Please help to improve the article, or discuss the issue on the talk page.
A photographic history of the south african railways at the end of the steam era. In south africa and south west africa, where the south african railways operated, all early mainline railway construction took place working inland from harbours and ports. All major cities are connected by rail, and south africas railway system is the most highly developed in africa. Sats book and reference list railways of southern africa and east africa. The blue train also travels to south africas limpopo province, which is home to the kruger national park, one of the worlds finest game parks, and home to. Railway country 150 years of rail in south africa south africa. Railways africa magazine provides a number of platforms on which to gain insight into africa s rail industry. This list shows past and current rail transport locomotive classes used in south africa. Fabulous books of steam trains and modern traction from southern africa brought to you by vidrail.
Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. 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. South african locomotive numbering and classification. Reprinted from the railway gazette with additional illustrations. Standard railway map of south africa uct libraries digital. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. 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. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Several of the engines were held for preservation but have now been marked up for sale. The railways in zimbabwe were pioneered by the british south africa. The final days of working steam in south africa sappi saiccor duration.
The south african railways history, scope and organisation. South african national railway and steam museum was meant to be the national railway museum authority of south africa, by the original initiative of the railroad association of south africa and then transport authority south african railways and harbours. The authors naval war experiences make the most exciting reading. African railway systems sourcing of railway coaches. Jan 03, 2012 train number 2740 headed by an unknown class 15f near politzi. An indepth history of the steam locomotives of the railroads of south africa, published in the u. Between march 1976 and may 1980, the south african railways placed one hundred class 35400 general electric type u15c dieselelectric locomotives in branch line service. All railways in south africa finally became a unified stateowned railway system in 1916 when the central south african railways, the cape government railways and the natal government railways were all merged by an act of parliament. Sandton and pretoria, or that you prebook a car or taxi to pick you up at joburg station when you. Sar south african railways and sats south african transport services are on their own page. February 2010 this is a list of disused, abandoned, closed or dismantled railway lines in south africa since 1910. South africa railways outeniqua chootjoe little brak river to george by outen12345. South african history african history r200 add to cart more. Physical relief map of the union of south africa download.
A pictorial history of east african railways around 1918. The scheduled timings of the train were leisurely by comparison with european railways and in 1910, when the south african railways sar were formed at the time of the union, the down run would take 44 hours. Upon turning to the pages dealing with south africa, there on page 221 appeared a black and white outline drawing of the house flag of the south african railways and harbours administration. Welcome to the south african railways magnificent steam locomotives group here you will find some of the finest steam locomotives ever produced in one of the largest collections of photographs on. African township railways and the south african state, 19021963. Steam locomotives of the south african railroads, vol. Rail transport in south africa is an important element of the countrys transport infrastructure. We talk about the transport solutions offered by the company and their role and further. Southern african history, african history, books barnes. A new era dawns the first fifteen years of the south. Transfer of the south african railways police force to the south african police amendment act 14 of 1989. 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.
Photos of buses and coaches in south and southern africa. Sep 01, 2017 a history of the south australian railways volume 1. Train travel in south africa cape townjohannesburg from. The up run from cape town was handled in a similar fashion. Standard railway map of south africa uct libraries. Coffee with the editor, with managing director of bombardier transportation south africa aubrey lekwane. Handbook on the steam locomotive south african railway. Suppressed i rise is the true story of a courageous mother from south africa and her two daughters.
The history of the continent from an african perspective. A new era dawns voice of south africas heritage community. Map of train routes in southern africa, including south africa, botswana, zimbabwe, mozambique, zambia, tanzania, kenya and namibia. History of southern africa south african history online. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. Sanrasm has three sites around the krugersdorp and randfontein area. This locomotive, number 3007, was built in 194445 in glasgow as part of an.
Rail infrastructure in africa african development bank. All prices quoted are in south african rand zar and exclude postage. This locomotive was one of 204 of its type built in glasgow for the south african railways. History of the railways during the war in south africa, 18991902.