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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
CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT
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The Cape Government Railways 2nd Class 2-6-2TT of 1875 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Cape of Good Hope.
CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT no. M26, with tender and "front porch railings", Fish River Bridge, c. 1881
CGR 2nd Class 2-6-2TT no. M26, with tender and "front porch railings", Fish River Bridge, c. 1881
CGR 2nd Class no. W2 of the Western System, without tender or "front porch railings", c. 1899
CGR 2nd Class no. W2 of the Western System, without tender or "front porch railings", c. 1899
With tender, balloon chimney and "front porch railings", Grahamstown Station, c. 1880
With tender, balloon chimney and "front porch railings", Grahamstown Station, c. 1880