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Cape Government Railways
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The Cape Government Railways was the government-owned railway operator in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways in 1910.
A photograph of the Port Elizabeth – Uitenhage railway line in 1877
A photograph of the Port Elizabeth – Uitenhage railway line in 1877
The crest of the now defunct Cape Government Rails as seen in the Cape Town central train station.
The crest of the now defunct Cape Government Rails as seen in the Cape Town central train station.
Cape Prime Minister John Molteno
Cape Prime Minister John Molteno
Railway construction in the Karoo desert in the late 1870s
Railway construction in the Karoo desert in the late 1870s
Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2
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The Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 of 1860 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
Cape Government Railways
…in the Cape Colony from 1874 until the creation of the South African Railways (SAR) in 1910. The first railways at the Cape were privately owned. The Cape Town Railway and Dock Company started construction from Cape Town in 1858, reaching Eerste River by 1862 and Wellington by 1863. Meanwhile, by 1864, the Wynberg Railway Company had…
No. 4 Wellington, derailed during labour unrest
No. 4 Wellington, derailed during labour unrest
Works drawing, without tender
Works drawing, without tender
Plaque mounted on Blackie's plinth
Plaque mounted on Blackie's plinth
Arrival of the inaugural train at Wellington Station, behind a tender locomotive
Arrival of the inaugural train at Wellington Station, behind a tender locomotive