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NZASM Southern Line
Vereeniging district, Gauteng
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| The line connecting Johannesburg and Pretoria via Vereeniging to the Cape Colony through the Orange Free state Republic was commissioned in three sections: The contract for the earthworks, masonry and later also ballasting of the Pretoria - Elandsfomntein section was awarded to AL LAWLEY; the Vaal River - Natalspruit sub-section of the Elandsfontein - Vaal River section was awarded to W WOODBURN The Bridge over the Vaal River was jointly funded by both the Cape Government and the NZASM. Railway stations once found along this line (from south to north) are:Vereeniging Railway Station Meyerton Railway Station Kliprivier Railway Station Natalspruit Railway Station Elsburg Railway Station Aansluiting Elandsfontein Railway Station as part of the Rand Tram line Rietfontein Railway Station Railway Station Kaalfontein Railway Station Olifantsfontein Railway Station Irene Railway Station Droogegrond Railway Station Fonteinen (Fountains) Railway Station
The southern line followed the contours of the landscape and the even topography necessitated few cuttings, high embankments or culverts and bridges. Those built were in order to negotiate streams and rivers. The main bridges (from south to north) found along this line are: Of the most interesting structures is a stone arched viaduct over the Pinedene River in the vicinity of Olifantsfontein bearing the inscription of the IMPERIAL MILITARY RAILWAYS (IMR), probably indicating its repair during the Anglo-Boer War, as was done to many of the structures at the time. Other structures related to this line: Semi-detached houses, Vereeniging Books that reference NZASM Southern Line
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