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Vryheid Branch Line Cutting east of Scheepersnek Vryheid district, KwaZulu-Natal ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK DEPARTEMENT VAN SPOORWEGEN: Engineer Maurits Edgar DE WILDT: Engineer McLAGAN and MABY Brothers: Contractor

Date: 1898 Type: Cutting Style: Industrial Archaeology Status: Extant   Click to view map Coordinates: 27°50'39.01" S 30°41'07.22" E Alt: 1276m

A structure found along the line between the Vryheid Branch Line Culvert north of Bloedrivier Bridge and the Scheepersnek complex linking the NATAL GOVERNMENT RAILWAYS to the ZUID AFRIKAANSCHE REPUBLIEK DEPARTEMENT VAN SPOORWEGEN Voetpadsdrif-Vryheid Branch Line. The old cutting of the rail trajectory still does service as a farm road.