Railway History

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A Lengthy Railway Journey in 1889
A New Era Dawns - The first fifteen years of the South African Railways (SAR)
A short sharp history of the Marikana Railway Station, est. 1910
An early South African Philaphotographologist - Frederick William Willis
An Unusual 1954 Railway Map of South Africa
Benguela - More than just a current
Blood Sweat and Beers - The Story of the Railway Navvy
Brunel's Big Idea and the South African Connection
Bygone fortune seeker and rail restauranteur Theodor Fiebiger
Cape Gauge - From Ox-wagon to Iron Horse
Chunnel Vision - A long held dream
Crack Trains of South Africa - Then and Now
Dr. Beeching, Hero or Villain?
Electrification of Railways - Battle of the Systems
Forgotten Railway Sidings of the South Peninsula
George Pauling - Leading railway contractor in the development of Southern Africa
Great Mechanical Engineers of the South African Railways & Harbours (Part 1)
History of the SAR&H Magazine from 1905 to 1930
Iconic Kaaimans River Railway Bridge Declared a Provincial Heritage Site
Interlude on the Narrow Gauge
Johannesburg as seen through the eyes of a young schoolboy in the late 1940s, early 1950s and later as a young married man in the early 1960s
Johannesburg Underground - A Lost Opportunity
John Frederick Bourne - Railwayman who left an Unexpected Legacy
John Scott Tucker - Ineffective Official who Abolished his own Post
Montagu Pass - The Final Link
Mostertshoek - One of South Africa's worst rail accidents
NZASM Structures of the Rand Tram
NZASM Structures of the Southern Line
Old Park Station - A heritage site of exceptional significance comes alive again!
Old photographs of the massive Braamfontein Coal Stage
One of the earliest and most important items of South African Railway History goes on sale
Pretoria Railway Station depicted on early Picture Postcards
Race to the Rand
Railway Archaeology in the Great Karoo: Dwyka - Antjieskraal - Ketting
Railway Modelling, a hobby that lasts a lifetime
Railways at War
Railways from War's End to Union (1902-1910)
Rapid Rail Revamp in South Africa
Remembering, not forgetting: A visit to Sandstone Estates
Restoring Kitchen Car 269: the Curious Tale of the Designer
Richard Thomas Hall - Railwayman in a Remote Part of the Colony
Roaming the Western Cape Rails
Sir William Hoy (1868-1930) - His life beyond Hermanus
South Africa is an ideal destination for heritage railway tourism
South Africa's World Record Breaking Train!
South African Railways – the years of transition from steam
Spanish Train and Other Stories - Some thoughts on the AFRO 4000 Saga
Station Life in the Karoo in the Early 1900s
Streaks of Rust Across the Veld - The Demise of the Branch Lines
The Big Fiery Giant - The Story of the Beyer-Garratt Locomotive
The Blaauwkrantz Bridge Disaster
The Cape to Cairo Railway Dream
The Free State's Forgotten Railway Line
The Mainline Railway Termini of London
The Original High Speed Rail - The Great Western Main Line between London & Bristol
The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe - Something to chew on
The Port Elizabeth Railway Station
The railway line between Wolwehoek and Heilbron
The Railway Link to Namibia
The Railway that put the World on Track
The Saga of the planned major SAR & H Museum that never was
The Scheffel Bogie and the Rail Gauge
The South African who gave the world the deep level underground railway
The Tanzania - Zambia Railway
Tunnel at Waterval Boven - Probably the best-known and most famous of all NZASM structures
Unacclaimed South African Railway Photographers (1894 -1940)
What was Bloemfontein like in 1906?
William Brounger - Forward into the Interior
William Brounger and the Cape Railways