Nottingham Road (K 12)

Name: Nottingham Road

In 1856 the tented camp of Nottingham was set up by the Sherwood Foresters, a regiment from Nottingham, England, as a military garrison to protect farmers in the area against raiding Bushman.

By 1880 work on the Durban – Johannesburg railway had begun. Legend has it that the railway line was to have run close to Fort Nottingham but as a result of the intervention of a local farmer, whose land was to be divided by the proposed route, the original course was diverted. “Karkloof Station” was built in 1884 but by 1887, with Karkloof Village being over 20 miles away, the name changed to that of the closest village, Nottingham. Karkloof Station became known as Nottingham Road, and Nottingham Village became known as Fort Nottingham. While Nottingham Road village grew as a result of the railway line and station, Fort Nottingham has remained literally unchanged for over a century.

Possibly the last ever Umgeni Steam Railway train from Pietermaritzburg to Nottingham Road is going to be held on Sunday 21st March.

After this train Transnet Freight Rail will put the price of the loco, that we have to hire to pull the train, to such a level that we cannot afford to run the train !!!

We have been running this train as a regular excursion for many many years now and so it will be sadly missed - unless Transnet are more realistic with their charges to us. Book now to avoid disappointment.

http://www.umgenisteamrailway.co.za/

Often referred to as the "Last outpost of the British Empire", the Natal Midlands is a particularly beautiful part of South Africa. This area is situated close to the N3 freeway, approximately 4 hours from Johannesburg and midway between the Drakensberg Mountains and Durban, and the North Coast resorts and beaches.


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