Trains
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Nzasm 100 1887-1899 The Buildings Steam Engines and Structures of the Netherlands South African Railway Company - R C De Long, G M Van Der Waal and D H HeydenrychNzasm 100 1887-1899 The Buildings Steam Engines and Structures of the Netherlands South African Railway Company by R C De Long, G M Van Der Waal and D H Heydenrych maps the efforts of the first railway company to establish an extensive railway network in an isolated country in Africa. At the close of the 19th century when the Boers of the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek (ZAR) were still living in a pre-industrial timeframe and had never seen a train, the NZASM railway company laid the foundations of a modern transport system. |
ZAR350.00 |
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Historical Railways Postcard Journeys in Southern Africa - D. Rhind & M. WalkerHistorical Railways Postcard Journeys in Southern Africa by D. Rhind and M. Walker is a unique and fascinating book which recalls some typical railway journeys of the period and is illustrated with facsimile reproductions of several hundred of these old postcards. Map included. |
ZAR450.00 |
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Focus on South African Steam - Roger SiviterFocus on South African Steam by Roger Siviter describes and illustrates SAR steam classes and provides a travel guide and travel tip for those who wish to see steam trains in action. At the time (1981), South Africa was one of 4 countries that still had over 1000 steam locomotives in regular working. |
ZAR150.00 |
