The railways we used to know

Posted on Tue September 6, 2016 in Articles.

Here's an old ad for the Wilderness from the 1930s

The line from George to Knysna was opened in 1928; The Wilderness was always a highlight - especially for young newlyweds!

 

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State of the Choo Tjoe line September 2022 Sun September 25, 2022

Status report in response to daily enquiries about when the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe will return to service

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Kaaimans Railway Bridge, SAICE, Heritage Landmark, 2019, Outeniqua Choo Tjoe
Kaaimans Railway Bridge Named Heritage Landmark Wed October 9, 2019

Kaaimans River Railway Bridge named 2019's National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark of the Year

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Building the Kaaimans River Bridge 1925-1928. Public domain
STATE OF THE CHOO TJOE: SEPTEMBER 2019 Fri September 27, 2019

Our project to revive one of the Garden Route’s favourite tourist attractions - the much-loved Outeniqua Choo Tjoe steam train - remains firmly on track.

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