Thomas Charles John Bain

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Thomas Charles John Bain

Thomas Charles John Bain (born September 29, 1830 in Graaf-Reinet , South Africa , † September 29, 1893 in Cape Town ) was a South African road engineer.

Life

Thomas Charles John Bain was born in Graaf-Reinet to the geologist and road construction engineer Andrew Geddes Bain and Maria Elizabeth von Backstrom. At the age of 17 he began building Michell's Pass as his father's assistant, a six-year training course as a road engineer, which he successfully completed in 1854 with the exam. In the same year he married Johanna de Smit, with whom he later had thirteen children.

In the second half of the 19th century, Thomas Charles John Bain built 24 mountain roads and passes. In many cases he also worked on several projects at the same time.

Thomas Charles John Bain died in Cape Town in 1893.

Construction projects

  • 1854–1858: Meiringspoort (named after the local farmer Petrus Johannes Meiring), length: 16 km
  • 1857–1858: Grey's Pass near Citrusdal (named after Sir George Edward Gray ), length: 11 km
  • 1859–1860: Tulbagh Kloof (named after the city of Tulbagh), length: 5 km
  • 1859–1862: Seweweekspoort from Laingsburg over the Swartberge (probably named after the preacher Louis Zerwick), length: 17 km
  • 1863–1867: Prince Alfred Pass from Knysna to Uniondale (named after Prince Alfred of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha ), length: 70 km
  • 1867–1883: Seven Passes Road from George to Knysna, ends in Homtini Pass (named after the number of passes on the route), length: 75 km
  • 1867–1869: Robinson Pass from Oudtshoorn to Mossel Bay (named after Murrell Robinson)
  • 1869–1873: Tradouw Pass near Barrydale, length: 13 km
  • 1873–1877: Garcia Pass from Riversdale to Ladismith (named after Maurice Garcia), length: 18 km
  • 1875–1877: Pakhuis Pass from Clanwilliam to Calvinia (named after the Pakhuis Mountains, part of the Krakadouw Mountains)
  • 1875–1877: Koo Pass or Burger's Pass near Montagu (named after Koodoosberg)
  • –1877: Verlaten Kloof Pass from Sutherland to Matjiesfontein
  • 1873: Cogmans, Kogmans or Kockemans Kloof from Ashton to Montagu (named after a Khoikhoi tribe), length: 5 km
  • 1880–1888: Swartberg Pass from Oudtshoorn to Prince Albert , length: 24 km
  • 1880–1890: Baviaanskloof from Willowmore to Patensie , length: 3 km
  • Bloukrans Pass near Nature's Valley
  • Grootrivier Pass in Nature's Valley
  • Storms River Pass on the Garden Route

literature

  • Graham Ross: The Romance of Cape Mountain Passes. David Phillips Publishers, Cape Town 2002, ISBN 0-86486-663-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Bain, Thomas Charles John
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African road engineer
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1830
PLACE OF BIRTH Graaf-Reinet , South Africa
DATE OF DEATH September 29, 1893
Place of death Cape Town