George – Mossel Bay railway line

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George – Mossel Bay
Route of the George – Mossel Bay railway line
Route length: 52 km
Gauge : 1067 mm ( cape track )
Legend
End station - start of the route
 Outeniqua Transport Museum
   
 from Oudtshoorn
Station, station
 0 George 226 m
Gleisdreieck - straight ahead, to the left, from the left
 from and to Knysna
Road bridge
 National road N2
   
 Gwaing River
Station, station
 11 Skimmel crane
   
 Malgate River
Station, station
 19th Outeniekwa
Tunnel - if there are several tunnels in a row
 Glentana tunnel
Stop, stop
 29 Groot Brakrivier
   
 Great Brak River
Stop, stop
 38 Little Brakrivier
   
 Little Brak River
   
 Hartenbos River
Stop, stop
 43 Hartenbos
Station, station
 46 Voorbaai
   
 to Worcester
   
   
 Factory connection
Stop, stop
 Mossel Bay, Santos Beach
   
 to Mossel Bay harbor
End station - end of the line
 52 Mossel Bay

The George – Mossel Bay railway line is a single-track, non-electrified railway line in South Africa . It connects the cities of George and Mossel Bay in the Western Cape Province . It is 52 kilometers long and was opened by Sir Pieter Fraure on September 25, 1907. It was initially operated by the New Cape Central Railway for Cape Government Railways .

course

Coming from George, 226 meters above sea level, the route crosses the national road N2 and leads mainly through pastureland down to the Gwaing River, which is crossed on a steel bridge. Shortly behind it is the Skimmelkrans crossing station. Four kilometers after Simmelkrans, the route crosses the Malgate River with another steel bridge. From here, the route meanders partly along the N2 to Outeniekwa station (English: Outeniqua ). After a few tight bends the Glentana tunnel follows. The original corrugated iron station building of Groot Brak Rivier (English: Great Brak River) was built by Cape Government Railways. Immediately after the station, the Great Brak River is crossed. The bridge is about 800 meters from the mouth of the river in the Indian Ocean . The route now follows the coast. Between the stop Klein Brakrivier (English: Little Brak River) and the stop Hartenbos, the rivers Little Brak River and Hartenbos River are crossed. After the Hartenbos stop, the Voorbaai freight station and the depot is located east of the line . To the southwest, the railway branches off to Worcester . In Mossel Bay (Afrikaans: Mosselbaai) the route runs along the beach to Santos Beach, where a small stop has been set up. The terminus Mossel Bay is located 500 meters east of Santos Beach at the port area.

Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe

The museum train “Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe” ran from the Outeniqua Transport Museum in George to Mossel Bay, Santos Beach , due to the interruption of the George – Knysna railway line in August 2006. As a rule, class 19D steam locomotives were used . For years, the South African rail company Transnet searched in vain for a new operator for the train. Therefore, the train stopped operating on September 17, 2010. The depot in Voorbaai was also closed.

Others

The extension of the route from George to Oudtshoorn was completed in 1913.

Picture gallery

  • The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe ready to go at the Outeniqua Transport Museum

  • George train station

  • The Malgate River Bridge

  • The Glentana Tunnel

  • The freight yard in Voorbaai

  • The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe at the Santos Beach stop

proof

  1. ↑ Good-bye "Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe" . www.kapstadt.de. August 27, 2010. Retrieved September 28, 2010.

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