An edition of Early railways at the Cape
(1984)
Early railways at the Cape
by Jose Burman
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First Sentence
"At first sight a book about railways might appear to hold little of interest to anyone other than a railway enthusiast - but such first sight could not be more wrong."
Table of Contents
Introduction
1. From the ox to the iron horse
2. The first railway
3. How they brought the line to Wynberg
4. The Namaqualand copper line
5. The Cape Government Railways
6. Wellington to De Aar
7. The Midland line
8. The Eastern line
9. Kimberley at last
10. Wynberg to Simon's Town
11. The Sea Point railway
12. Cape Central Railways
13. The Caledon line
14. Narrow-gauge lines
The Avontuur railway
Kalbaskraal to Hopefield
The "coffee-pot" railway
15. The railway war
16. The war and the railway
17. End of the Cape Government Railways
Bibliography
Index
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 156.
Includes index.
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