The Natal Railway Company was formed in January 1858 for the construction of a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) railway in Durban. The Natal Railway Company made...
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The Colony of Natal was a British colony in south-eastern Africa. It was proclaimed a British colony on 4 May 1843 after the British government had annexed...
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Natal Government Railways (NGR) was formed in January 1877 in the Colony of Natal. In 1877, the Natal Government Railways acquired the Natal Railway Company...
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1860 in South Africa (section Railway lines opened)
ending the first Basuto War. June 26 – The Natal Railway Company officially opens the first revenue-earning railway line in South Africa, a 2 miles (3.2 kilometres)...
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The Natal Railway 0-4-0WT Natal of 1858 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. The first locomotive to run in...
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1865 in South Africa (section Railways)
State. (b. 1812) The Natal Railway Company obtains a 0-4-0 saddle-tank locomotive from Kitson and Company. The Natal Railway's second locomotive is named...
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Company for the Natal Government Railways (NGR). One was later sold to the Pretoria-Pietersburg Railway (PPR), where it was named Natal, while two more...
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The Natal Railway 4-4-0T Perseverance of 1876 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Colony of Natal. In January 1876, the...
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KwaZulu-Natal (/kwɑːˌzuːluː nəˈtɑːl/, also referred to as KZN; nicknamed "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994...
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Mainline of the Canadian Pacific Railway, as of 1966 it became part of the District Municipality of Sparwood. Natal is traceable to the wave of patriotism...
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List of South African locomotive classes (category Railway locomotive-related lists)
(IMR) Kowie Railway Metropolitan & Suburban Railway (M&S) Namaqualand Railway (CCC & NCC) Natal Government Railways (NGR) Natal Railway Company (NRC)...
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gauge locomotive to be obtained by the Natal Railway Company before the establishment of the Natal Government Railways in 1877 and the conversion from Standard...
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Durban (redirect from Port Natal)
the largest city in the province of KwaZulu-Natal. Situated on the east coast of South Africa, on the Natal Bay of the Indian Ocean, Durban is largest...
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1876 in South Africa (section Railway lines opened)
locomotives with domed boilers on the Eastern System.: 118–119 Natal In January the Natal Railway Company obtains its third and last 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)...
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Perseverance (Rainhill Trials), an early Scottish steam locomotive prototype Natal Railway 4-4-0T Perseverance, a series of four South African steam locomotives...
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Mooi River (town) (redirect from Mooiriver, KwaZulu-Natal)
situated at 1,389 m above sea level and 160 km from the coast in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The first European settlement in the area was at Mooi River...
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The Natal Railway 0-4-0ST Durban of 1865 was a South African steam locomotive from the pre-Union era in the Natal Colony. In 1865, the Natal Railway Company...
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South African Railways was merged with the railways of the former English Cape (Cape Government Railways) and Natal (Natal Government Railways) Colonies,...
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1877 in South Africa (section Railway lines opened)
John Charles Molteno. January 1 – The Natal Government Railways takes over all the assets of the Natal Railway Company. February 15 – The first South...
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Rail transport in South Africa (redirect from Railways in south africa)
service was a small line of about 3.2 kilometres (2 mi) built by the Natal Railway Company, linking the town of Durban with Harbour Point, opened on 26...
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of Natal: An Official Illustrated Handbook and Railway Guide. London: J. Causton and Sons. p. 26. OCLC 813121. "Governors & Administrators of Natal". Natal...
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Harding, South Africa (redirect from Harding, KwaZulu–Natal)
situated in the Mzimkulwana River valley, Ugu District Municipality of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Harding was established as a military outpost following the...
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(secondary coordinates) This is a list of the heritage sites in KwaZulu-Natal as recognized by the South African Heritage Resource Agency. For performance...
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Estcourt (redirect from Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal)
Estcourt (/ɛskɒrt/) is a town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa. The main economic activity is farming with large bacon...
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Colenso, South Africa (redirect from Colenso, KwaZulu–Natal)
named after Sir Henry Bulwer, the then Lieutenant Governor of Natal. On 21 June 1886 the railway line from Durban to Ladysmith (20 kilometres (12 mi) north...
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– The Staten Island Railway is extended to Tottenville. June 26 – Opening of first railway in Southern Africa, the Natal Railway from Durban to The Point...
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Queensburgh (redirect from Queenstown, KwaZulu-Natal)
Queensburgh (/ˈkwiːnsbərə/) is a town in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa that is situated inland (southwest) from Durban and now forms part of eThekwini,...
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Donnybrook is a settlement in Harry Gwala District Municipality in the KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The village is some 80 km southwest of Pietermaritzburg...
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Charlestown, South Africa (redirect from Charlestown, KwaZulu–Natal)
in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa between Newcastle and Volksrust. It started out as an important railway station and customs post between Natal and Transvaal...
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2019. "CBTU proposes Natal light rail expansion". International Railway Journal. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2019. "Natal". Companhia Brasileira...
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