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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
Page 7
1.
From the ox to the iron horse
Page 11
2.
The first railway
Page 15
3.
How they brought the line to Wynberg
Page 33
4.
The Namaqualand copper line
Page 41
5.
The Cape Government Railways
Page 49
6.
Wellington to De Aar
Page 52
7.
The Midland line
Page 64
8.
The Eastern line
Page 79
9.
Kimberley at last
Page 91
10.
Wynberg to Simon's Town
Page 97
11.
The Sea Point railway
Page 107
12.
Cape Central Railways
Page 114
13.
The Caledon line
Page 121
14.
Narrow-gauge lines
Page 126
The Avontuur railway
Page 126
Kalbaskraal to Hopefield
Page 131
The "coffee-pot" railway
Page 133
15.
The railway war
Page 136
16.
The war and the railway
Page 141
17.
End of the Cape Government Railways
Page 151
Bibliography
Page 156
Index
Page 159
Edition Notes
Bibliography: p. 156.
Includes index.
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