Thursday, September 22, 2011

Steam Locomotives.

http://steam-locomotives-south-africa.blogspot.com/

Thursday, August 25, 2011

6020104 Tzanen 602 Kudumane

6020104 Tzanen (Tzaneen} 602 Kudumane

Thursday, May 19, 2011

Kapteinsklipstasie

http://www.capemetrorail.co.za/_timetables/20060402/central/central-mon-fri-up.htm

SAREPTA
PENTECH
UNIBELL
BELHAR
LAVISTOWN
KHAYELITSHA
NONKQUBELA
NOLUNGILE
MANDALAY :
STOCK ROAD
KAPTEINSKLIP
MITCHELLS PL.
LENTEGEUR
PHILIPPI
NYANGA
HEIDEVELD
NETREG
BONTHEUWEL
LANGA
MUTUAL
YSTERPLAAT
PAARDENEILAND
ESPLANADE
PINELANDS
NDABENI
MAITLAND
KOEBERG RD
SALT RIVER
WOODSTOCK
CAPE TOWN

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Monday, January 10, 2011

Steam Train rides in Cape Town

http://www.atlanticrail.co.za/index.php

Thursday, December 16, 2010

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Aan de Doorns

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SF/11/Aan_de_Doorns.html

Aan de Doorns

http://www.fallingrain.com/world/SF/11/Aan_de_Doorns.html

Saturday, November 6, 2010

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Woodstock

Name:

Woodstock (formerly known as Papendorp) is a suburb of Cape Town, South Africa. It is located between the docks of Table Bay and the lower slopes of Devil's Peak, about 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) east of the city centre of Cape Town. Woodstock is served by Woodstock and Esplanade railway stations, and has the postal code 7925 for street addresses and 7915 for post office box deliveries.


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Sunday, September 5, 2010

Pyramid (H 7)

Name: Pyramid

2.6 Km Railway Station Pyramid South
5.0 Km Railway Station Bon Accord
5.2 Km Service Station Bon Accord Motors
5.2 Km Service Station Grootvlei Garage
5.5 Km Railway Station Vasfontein

https://sites.google.com/site/saplacenames/

Putsonderwater

Name: Putsonderwater

Photo: http://www.suid-afrikaners.co.za/


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Pudimoe (C 10)

Name: Pudimoe

Alternative Name:
Pudimoe

Name Type:
Native

Area / State:
Cape Province


Coordinates & Location Type


Area Type:
Spot feature

Location Type:
Railroad Station

Latitude:
-27.38333

Longitude:
24.71667

Latitude (DMS):
27° 22' 60 S

Longitude (DMS):
24° 43' 0 E



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Prince Alfred Hamlet (C 15)

Name: Prince Alfred Hamlet


Through the efforts of Johannes Cornelius Goosen, a local farmer, a town named after Queen Victoria's second son developed here. Prince Alfred's Hamlet is the gateway to the Gydo Pass, famous for its scenic views. It is also on the route to the Koue Bokkeveld, Cederberg and Kagga Kamma. It offers an alternative route to Citrusdal.

Prince Alfred's Hamlet

Province: Western Cape
Region: Breede River Valley

Description:
Prince Alfred's Hamlet is situated 10 km north of Ceres. The village was founded in 1861 and named after the second son of Queen Victoria, who had visited South Africa the year before. Mainly deciduous fruit is farmed here. Famous for its scenic views, Prince Alfred's Hamlet is the gateway to the Gydo Pass, an alternative route to Citrusdal. Gydo Pass goes through the Skurweberg to the farming area of the Koue Bokkeveld. The Pass affords wonderful views of the Ceres basin.



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Cederberg: http://cederbergnames.blogspot.co.za/

Prince Albert Road (C 14)

Name: Prince Albert Road


Prince Albert, Western Cape, South Africa, a peaceful village at the foot of the Swartberg Pass



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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_Albert_Road,_Western_Cape

Prieska (C 12)

Name: Prieska

Source: http://www.places.co.za/html/prieska.html

Prieska is situated on the south bank of the Orange River at the foot of the Doringberg and it was originally named Prieschap, a Khoisan word meaning "place of the lost she-goat". It is renowned for its semi-precious stones. The Schumann Rock Collection, including semiprecious stones and Khoisan stone implements, can be viewed at the municipal offices.

The area between Prieska and Vioolsdrif is often called the "Rock Garden Route" – where the rare halfmens and succulents of the Lithops family can be found - and the Ria Huysamen Aloe Garden outside town contains a large array of succulents.

Attractions in and nearby Prieska include:
Die Bos Nature Reserve with indigenous trees, shrubs and abundant birdlife, picnic spots, angling and suspended bridges across the Prieska River.
Fort on top of Prieska Koppie, built with tiger’s eye by the British during the Anglo-Boer War
The Memorial Garden in town which contains the graves of British soldiers killed during the Anglo-Boer War.
Prieska Museum
Wonderdraai where a horseshoe-shaped island is formed by the flow of the Orange River and makes it seem as if the river turns to flow uphill.


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Pretoria-Noord (G 7)

Name: Pretoria-Noord

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