Rail transport in South Africa is an important element of the country's transport infrastructure. All major cities are connected by rail, and at 36,000 km, the South African railway system is the long
A Metrorail train pulling out of Kalk Bay station near Cape Town
Rail network in 1950
Dual Gauge Africa 3 Rail Impossible
Dual Gauge Africa 4 Rail 3 Gauge
3 ft 6 in gauge railways
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Railways with a track gauge of 3 feet 6 inches were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use the 3 ft 6 in gauge was constructed in Norway by Carl Abrah
JA1271 with excursion consist climbing the Opapa incline in New Zealand
Cape gauge X'Trapolis Mega and Class 5M2 in Cape Town, South Africa
Tram descending the Great Orme Tramway
Dual gauge track in Perth Australia with both 3ft 6in and standard gauge