EDITION: DECEMBER 2014
GRATIS
VOL 5 NO 13
Hennie Heymans, Pretoria, ZA. E-Mail: uloliwe@gmail.com
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CONTENTS COVER .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Rhodesian Mail: Les Pivnic............................................................................................................. 3 CLASS 26: WILLIE MARAIS .............................................................................................................. 4 RR: 4th Class ........................................................................................................................................ 7 RHODESIAN RAILWAYS ................................................................................................................... 8 Rhodesiana: Bruno Martin .............................................................................................................. 8 NATIONAL RAILWAYS OF ZIMBABWE ........................................................................................ 23 Historic Milestones: J & J Wepener ............................................................................................. 23 RAILWAYS IN RHODESIA ............................................................................................................... 28 1897: Cape Government Railways to Bulawayo: HBH ............................................................ 28 1996: NRZ: HBH............................................................................................................................. 32 Mashonaland Rly: Jack Tar: Anthony Croxton .......................................................................... 32 RR 16th Class: No 225 ................................................................................................................... 33 AFRICANA PHOTOGRAPHS: JOHN PRITCHARD ..................................................................... 33 Heidelberg ....................................................................................................................................... 33 Heidelberg today ............................................................................................................................ 36 NZASM: Pretoria ............................................................................................................................... 37 Anglo Boer War: Vet River Bridge ............................................................................................... 39 NGR.................................................................................................................................................. 39 1925 Waterval Boven........................................................................................................................ 40 1925: WHITE TRAIN: PRINCE OF WALES .................................................................................. 41 The Eastern Province Herald ....................................................................................................... 41 14 May 1925: Thursday............................................................................................................. 41 1925 White Train ............................................................................................................................ 42 1925 White Train at Compensation ......................................................................................... 45 1934: Prince George: South African Railways & Harbours Magazine ................................... 45 Book: With Prince George through South Africa: F Leslie Burch ........................................... 49 Focus is on the White Train ...................................................................................................... 49 Newspaper Cuttings....................................................................................................................... 54 Prince George: his South African tour. ................................................................................... 54 White Train: Unkown ..................................................................................................................... 56
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SA RAILWAY HISTORY: J & J WEPENER ................................................................................... 57 SAR Station Masters ..................................................................................................................... 57 Grades of Station Masters ............................................................................................................ 57 Road Motor Transport [RMT] later Road Transport Services [RTS] then AUTONET ........................ 60 SAA ........................................................................................................................................................ 62 A320 SA ZS-SZH Johannes Botha....................................................................................................... 62 GOOD BYE ......................................................................................................................................... 63 Rovos Rail: Japie Terblanche ............................................................................................................. 63
COVER Rhodesian Mail: Les Pivnic
The Rhodesian Mail was train number 1398 from Johannesburg to Mafeking. In the photo we see the Ticket Examiner studying his passenger list on the platform. Note the immaculate condition of the RR coaches! (Note the clean platform!)
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CLASS 26: WILLIE MARAIS
Willie Marais: Suid-Afrikaanse SpoorweĂŤ / SA Railways / Ulolwe
Sou daar besluit word dat die 'Room' van die stoomera. Enig in sy klas. 'THE RED DEVIL' nie weer padwaardig gerestoureer word ... sou 'hy' pragtig as Monument vertoon voor op Kaapstad Stasie se voortuin ... sodat die hele wĂŞreld 'hom' kan sien as die top prestasie vir ons Suid Afrikaanse Spoorweg Stoomingenieurs.!!!!!!!!! You, Richard Niven, Jade Wilson, Japie Terblanche and 64 others like this. Morne Haasbroek: Ek stem. Dis die minste wat hulle vir haar kan doen... gee haar 'n trotse ereplek. Ysterwiele Page: Ek stem maar hulle sal seker moet maak dat sy nie gesloop word soos ons ander Stoomlokomotiewe op ons Stasies nie en dat sy darem genoeg aandag sal geniet. Morne Haasbroek: Sit die Tokkelos in die drywer-seat en sy vrou in die assistent-seat en ons lokomotief is veilig. 4
Willie Marais: Sou hom/haar graag wou sien in volle vaart voor 'n 'nuwe' Trans Karoo Toeriste Trein!!!!!! Dalk is daar 'n Maatskappy of 'n individu wat sy Maatskappy se 'Brand' wil koppel aan die unieke stoomlokomotief as die 'enigste'!!!!!! ... Hom/Haar restoureer as 'n Maatskappy bemarkings item ... en hom/haar weer laat snel deur die Karoo!!!!!!! Waar is daardie Maatskappy wat hierdie unieke Lokomotief gaan aanneem om hul 'Brand' oorsee te bemark as die enigste.....dalk Vodacom met hul 'rooi' advertensiekleur???????? Morne Haasbroek: Sy sal ook mooi pronk op Touwsrivier. Wat 'n mooi beeld as Trans-Karoo daar intrek. Maar ja, 'n borg van 'n welaf maatskappy sal baie welkom wees. Willie Marais: Die 'nuwe' idee om ons land se geskiedenis te bewaar en terselfdertyd ander Maatskappye wat die Spoorweg destyds 'n koue skouer gegooi het...te betrek by bewaring.....hulself dan beter te bemark met 'n item wat werk......wat die wêreld se aandag sal trek .., want Transnet het die infrastruktuur wat ander Maatskappye net kan bevoordeel in hul bemarking met dit wat die wêreld wil sien bewaar moet bly vir die nageslag!!!!!!!! Maatskappye moet net wakker skrik.....ons het nog materiaal oor vir wêreld aandag!!!!!!!!! Richard Niven: I wonder how many hours the Red Devil would survive standing there without full time security?? I bet it would be gone in the morning André Kritzinger: About the same as WITH full-time security, Scotty. Pierre Pieterse: Waar staan hy huidig? Ek was bevoorreg om hom 'n paar keer in aksie te sien jare gelede!! Penelope Loxton: Haha, Richard, I was just saying that it would be gone in no time - metal thieves. Penelope Loxton: Sal seker dit moet omhein met geëlektrifiseerde heining en lemmetjiesdraad. Morne Haasbroek, ek hou van jou voorstel van Tokolosh! Patricia Johnson: Ek het skoon vergeet om te noem van die enjine op ASHTON NETVOOR JY DIE RIVIERBRUG SAL KRY 28 November at 00:18 · Like · 1 Jan Crafford: Waarom is sy nog nie Reaf Steamers se kant toe nie
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Patricia Johnson: Jan ek was so besig maar om die waarheid te sê ek weet nie miskien om Ashton en die mense wat daar deur ry se aandag daarop te vestig dat eens lank gelede was die area deel van stoomtrein bedryf Jan Crafford: Patricia, dit is nou die pad van Robertson se kant, weet jy wat die klas lokomotief is, kan jy vir ons ʼn foto opsit? Patricia Johnson: Sal probeer Jan sodra ek weer in daardie omgewing is. Jan Crafford: Skuus jong ek het aangeneem dit is jou tuisdorp, baie dankie
André Kritzinger Klas 14CRB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_African_Class_14C_4-8-2 South African Class 14C 4-8-2 -... EN.WIKIPEDIA.ORG
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Jan Crafford: Dankie Andre Patricia Johnson: Ok Jan miskien die inligting wat Andre verskaf het, het die korrektheid. Al wat ek van seker is, is haar spasie: ʼn 4- 8- 2. Tussen hakkies ek is ʼn oud GRAAFF-REINETTER en my oupa het op die "RAILWYS" gewerk (KENDREWMARAISSIDING-ABERDEENWEG) en so het ek my in die stoom begewe. Dan is daar die skouspel wat Darling elke jaar tref die blomme trein ( omskep en run nou op burner oil soos ‘n JOHN THOMPSON-boiler). Haar fluit en beuel so ʼn bietjie sagter maar sy stap kom wat wil. 28 November at 18:42 · Like · 1 Jan Crafford Dankie Partricia, jy mag maar weer terug immigreer Kaap toe, sal permitte reël lol 28 November at 19:05 · Like Patricia Johnson Nee wat ou Jan omdat ek nie meer kan stoom nie het ek maar begin model hier langs die Bloudam se waters. Seker ook maar so oor 5 jaar maak soos die byeboer 'pak op jou goedjies sy os en sy donkie saam' gedoen het want die NAMIB roep 29 November at 01:15 · Like · 1 Gideon Dallas Myburgh Ek het ʼn video opname waar die rooiduiwel gehardloop het
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Willie Marais Die Rooi Duiwel staan op Kaapstad Stasie by die Atlantic Rail stopblok ... sy kort net 'n Sponser ... en sy is weer padwaardig ... Terloops !!!! as sy op die Stasie as 'n monument gaan staan moet sy agter versterkte glas, onderdak pryk.... met toegangsgeld om die loko van naby te aanskou en met 'n gids wat jou deur die dryf kajuit neem om al die 'Koperjuwele' te aanskou ... daardie toegangsgeld gaan die onderhoudskoste dek om haar/hom altyd pragtig te hou vir Toeriste.
RR: 4th Class
The most beautiful railway coaches ever – those with the balconies! This was in the days before the taxis – HBH.
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During 1996 I visited Zimbabwe and what a wonderful holiday it was! Here is the meal ticket for three persons which amounted to Zim$ 135-00 while a visit to the NRZ Museum was Zim $ 20-00. I will never forget the long platform in Bulawayo and how clean the station was. Some parts were polished with Sunbeam Red Stoep polish. I left my luggage in the compartment for the day as I went onwards to Vic Falls that evening. I just spoke to the friendly policeman on the platform and on my return nothing was missing. It was worthwhile to visit the NRZ Museum – HBH. Mashonaland Rly: Jack Tar: Anthony Croxton (Railway Circle)
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RR 16th Class: No 225: Railway Circle
AFRICANA PHOTOGRAPHS: JOHN PRITCHARD John Pritchard who lives in Heidelberg got hold of an old album and sent our readers the following Africana:
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The 1st train, a NGR train, back from Heidelberg to Durban. The NGR with the Durban harbour a few hours from the Reef built the Durban line as far as Heidelberg. To catch some Free State traffic the NGR-line from Ladysmith was extended to Harrismith. After the Anglo-Boer War that line was later extended by the NGR to Kroonstad.
Hiedelberg station: Note the soldier with spurs.
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Transvaal Burgers and their “agterryers” from Heidelberg in the war against Mpefu. Note the wagon and bucket. The spider is most probably for the general or the commandant.
I don’t see any ‘apartheid’ here – all look like buddies!
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Anglo-Boere-oorlog: Rooikruis-trein: Boere Heidelberg Stasie Heidelberg today
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NZASM: Pretoria
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Anglo Boer War: Vet River Bridge
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Newspaper Cuttings Prince George: his South African tour. (BY AJH ) JOHANNESBURG, May 25. On February 5 the Carnarvon Castle with Prince George aboard steamed Into Table Bay She was escorted by HMS Dorsetshire and as she passed through the gaily decorated shipping a welcoming salute of 21 guns resounded over Cape town.
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Our Royal visitor had arrived General Hertzog the Prime Minister welcomed him warmly and the keen hospitality he received on landing was never lacking many of the 44 towns he visited. The Prince’s first act was to call on the Governor-General and Lady Clarendon. In the Cape his Royal Highness saw some of our finest scenery and became aware of the atmosphere peculiar to South Africa It has history in it quietness the earth and religion He visited fine Old Dutch homesteads nestling in valleys overflowing with vineyards. He was shown the Jonker-diamond and with General Smuts he climbed Table Mountain and saw our mother city spread extensively below. To the south they reminded him there was no more land All sections friendly A luxury train attractively painted white was placed at his disposal and in it he proceeded along the beautiful garden route to Port Elizabeth. He was enthusiastically received everywhere. Along the line Boers waited to see him pass and to the cities men came from afar to catch a glimpse of him In the Transkei a native reserve Prince George was impressed at seeing the natives in their natural state Theirs Is a delightful land tile hillsides being dotted with in numerable mud huts and the valleys crudely cultivated. At Umtata he was shown the native Parliament. It rained on his arrival and at once he was called the rainmaker. You are not the King’s son said a native: 'You are not fat.’ From this happy undulating coastland the tour turned inland through and country with miles of prickly pear and occasional ostrich farms. At Bloemfontein the Prince was welcomed in Afrikaans and among his many engagements he found time to have a radio-phone conversation with the Prince of Wales at Birmingham. The train now travelled through the flat Free State which in January was flooded to Basutoland where at Maseru Prince George took part in a gymkhana. Natal's Warm Welcome In Natal his welcome was particularly exuberant. It is such a colourful province amazingly green with fresh delights round every corner. Durban was a blaze of electricity at night and at Maritzburg natives performed a spectacular war dance. In the Transvaal the mine dumps of the Witwatersrand stand as the symbols of the wealth they have given the world. Hundreds of thousands of people cheered his arrival at Johannesburg and for four days the Royal cars explored the reef. Seventy thousand natives assembled in an amazing demonstration. Nobody could quell their cries of Bayete. Prince George was unable to address them. His most interesting visit here was a comprehensive survey of the workings of the Crown mines He saw a week’s output of gold 22 bars of a hundred ounces each. He descended to the forty-first level where natives were drilling and at 6500 feet learnt he was below sea level. 55
Pretoria claimed the Prince next and 25 aeroplanes escorted him to the capital Never were there such artistic and splendid illuminations. Being unable to visit Swaziland Prince George received Sobhuza its paramount chief and the natives chanted a hymn of praise of their own composition. He inspected the BAP planes newly arrived from Cairo and returned to a proud Pretoria the trowel used by President Kruger in 1889 Earth's Largest Hole The next important stop was Kimberley where his Royal Highness stood near the largest man-made hole in the earth’s surface. Down Its 1200 feet depths he witnessed the magnificent spectacle of a dynamite blast of 21shots He saw diamonds valued at £750 000 on the sorting table. The white train then went northwards through Bechuanaland where the Prince met Chief Tshekedi so prominent in last year’s news. On March 21 the border into Rhodesia was crossed and a triumphal tour ended. Prince George has left our country and South Africa settles down to its old placidity after the joy and excitement of entertaining so charming a guest. Among the gifts it pleased us to bestow are lion cubs native carvings on stone bone and wood a golden replica of a mine headgear, an Afrikaans Bible, a nine-carat diamond, native pottery and karosses of silver jackal leopard and black maned-lion - splendid evidence of the respect in which he is held by all races in South Africa. http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17095595 White Train: Unkown
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Any comments? No idea which year, train or place - HBH
SA RAILWAY HISTORY: J & J WEPENER SAR Station Masters Hi Hennie, The number of manned Stations, with grade, as follows: Clerk-in-charge Station Master Grade II Station Master Grade I Station Master Senior Grade Station Master Special Grade Goods Superintendant [Snr. Grade] Goods and Passenger Superintendent [Jnr. Grade] Goods and Passenger Superintendent [Snr. Grade] Passenger Superintendent [Snr. Grade] Passenger Superintendent [Jnr. Grade] Total manned Stations on all 11 Systems of S AR S A R Police Posts Cartage Stations [Most private contractors] Silos [Inland] Port Grain Elevators [Buffalo Harbour, Maydon Warf, Table Bat Harbour]
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Stasie en sylyne Groete, John en Jacque. Grades of Station Masters Hi all, A rainy but hot weekend got us thinking of the old days of the SAR/SATS.
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We remember well the above grade. Station Masters started as a Grade II, - Grade I, - Senior Grade, - Special Grade - Goods and Passenger Superintendent - Goods Superintendent - Passenger Superintendent. [Superintendent Grades were Junior and Senior]. Grade II - [1 thick, 2 thin silver braids on cuffs, epaulets. *Peak of cap]. Grade I - [2 thick, 1 thin silver braids]. Senior - [3 thick, silver braids]. Special - [1 thick, 2 thin gold braids]. Jnr. Supt - [2 thick, 1 thin gold braids]. Snr. Supt - [3 thick gold braids]. *Caps all had thick silver or gold braid on their peaks. Station Foremen, Station Inspectors, Signalmen and other grades had similar cuff braid and thin or thick braid on caps, according to post. Servants from various grades would receive nominations for Station Master vacancies, starting with Grade II. To qualify for these posts one had to be qualified in either. All phases of operating procedures or all phases of goods and passenger accounting systems, including all R.T.S. accounting systems. Servants with only one qualification, would be sent to Esselen Park for operating or to one of the many College branches for goods and coaching plus R.T.S. training. The Station Master was an important member of society at smaller stations and towns. Often becoming Mayor. Also being a member of the Church council and various other organisations. He would also be the Stations, problem solver. Be it late running trains, missing consignments, staff problems, including family quarrels, irate businessmen, farmer or Post Master complaints. Minor discipline of staff. Giving a fatherly, friendly ear to those in need of this service. Reading all correspondence received by Departmental canvas post bag or private GPO postal items. Issuing all the necessary instructions to all staff on a daily basis. Daily inspection of Station precincts, Offices, Sidings including private sidings. Cleanliness Station Buildings, Departmental houses, gardens and Station yard. Give training to new entrants and information to persons wanting to apply for posts country wide on the Railways. Had to be prepared to be on call at all times of day or night, for accidents, derailment and other incidents. Wife ready to pack a meal on short notice. Attending regular meetings with System Manager and his staff. Worked closely with S A R Police, Post Commander. Helpful to Auditors, Revenue/Expenditure, Locomotive, RTS, Commercial, Health, Operating, District, Permanent Way, Works Inspectors. District Engineers, Signal /Telecommunications Foremen, Cartage contractors, Safety Officers. Travelling Railway Minister, plus many other visitors. With diligence he would be rewarded with promotion through the ranks and end up as a Superintendent. It was said that staff taking lots of promotions to many far flung stations, to advance their careers were: 58
“Onnosel, met Dom kinders, ‘n moeg vrou en vlug vir problem”. [Silly-Why move?. Dumb children - Many schools. Very tired wives - Packing/unpacking and fleeing form problems]. On the contrary the member improved his position. Children soon doing well in new schools. Wife enjoyed challenge, a new town, house and friends. As for problems promotion, normally meant more problems. Railwaymen were a special breed. With great pride in their work and served the Administration proudly. We salute all, faithful, fearless and great old “SPOORWEG MANNE” of the SAR/SAT. They did not have to contend with, load shedding. In the event of a storm cutting power off, they had trusty means of illuminating offices and signals. For offices there was the beautiful “Aladdin” chrome plated standing lamp, with its long glass chimney. Semaphore signals had “Adlake” large and small lens lamps with large metal paraffin reservoirs, brass fittings to hold the porcelain burners. Then the handy hand held paraffin tri-colour lamps for trains working staff. The footplate-manne, had their steam driven generator for head light and cab light, plus their hand held metal flare lamps. All Stations had a good supply of paraffin in 44 gallon, later 210 litre metal drums on hand at all times. The drum in use was placed on its side, on a wooden cradle allowing a tap to be inserted in the small hole, after the sealing plug had been removed. This enabled the Lamp man to decanter large amounts into his carrying container. The siphon type pump, could not supply large amounts, but was used for decanting small amounts, for use in office and hand lamps. This same supply of fuel was also used to light the open fire places in waiting rooms, during Winter. Plus slow-combustion stoves in many a Signal Cabin. June, 1989 we were at Springfontein, 04h00. In the Cabin to warm up, then sitting with Guard in his warm van, till it warmed up, then in the Diesels warm cab. Groete, John and Jacque. PS: John’s 1st promotion, Station Master, KEETMANSHOOP. Having been to SWA dozens of times on holiday, knew how hot it was. Now with hind sight, staff who went to SWA, far out shone their RSA colleagues. Promoted faster, in SWA, as RSA staff were not keen on SWA. Then RSA staff got angry when a youngster, compared to them, got a higher post in the RSA, due to having moved to SWA. Now being RSA staff senior. 59
Road Motor Transport [RMT] later Road Transport Services [RTS] then AUTONET Hi guys. Recently asked question about Road Motor Transport section, became Road Transport Services then Autonet, part of PRASA. SAVD / SATS Passassiers Tariefboek / Passenger Tariff Book No. 1 of 1985. 21st Druk - Impression. 600 Gedruk - Printed. Prys - Price R15.00. Red linen cover, with aluminium screw posts, for easy removal/insertion of full page amendments when received. Has 29 - White, Blue and Yellow pages denoting various sections. The List of Services Pages 30 to 210, plus various diagrams of all routes for the 9 Regions. Number of all stopping places 7525 including, 9 RTS stations [Full accounting station, no rail connection], 27 RTS Care Takers, 81 RTS Agents, 113 Railway Stations with RTS Depots. With from 1 to 100 [Welkom] busses. The following letters clause 9 of Tariff book denote: PS. RTS Station. S. Station. P. Post Office. H. Hotel. Y. Road Junction. [Busses would stop]. L. Black residential area. BP. Border Post AG. RTS Agency. W. Store. SS. Siding. B. Border. HO. Hospital. KW. Coloured residential. Number of services per Region Cape Western 28, Cape Northern 27, Cape Midlands 28, Cape Eastern 15, OFS 44*, Natal 37, Southern Transvaal 46, Northern Transvaal 64, SWA 18. *Welkom had 8 services, but 100 busses. Departing on Fridays, Saturdays and returning Sundays, most busses were used together with regular daily services, taking mine workers home for week-ends. Busses would stand at all the various mine shafts and pre-sell tickets and book excess luggage. At 14h00 busses would be sent to shafts according to number of tickets sold. This resulted in fast loading and despatch of busses to Klerksdorp, Witsieshoek, Ficksburg, Maseru, Van Rooyenshek and Thaba Nchu, Umtata, JHB, Nongoma, XaiXai, long distant busses would only return on Mondays.
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The extra busses would be parked at Stations, drivers would return with the normal schedule bus and also on Sundays use the schedule to get to their parked busses, for return trips to mines. Service numbers were pre-fixed with Region number. The following services were used by all regions with their number prefixed, for e.g. 5205 Temporary RTS depots. 5251 Ancillary passenger services. 5252 Vehicles on loan to other depots. 5253 Distances run by vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers when on transfer. 5254 Failures, out of order, workshops, repaired vehicles returned. 5255 New vehicles forwarded, vehicles transferred from Region to Region. 5256 Distances of accident vehicles running light. These numbers were for accounting purposes only. Worcester had a Goods service Monday to Friday with fuel to Sutherland. An International Harvester, long nosed hauler with large semi-trailer tanker and small tanker trailer used. Driver JD Oosthuizen and his assistant Drotskie called in daily at the Staff Office on their way home in the afternoons. General information All these services conveyed 1st and 3rd class passengers, Parcels, Mails, Excess Luggage and Milk/Cream. Small items of Personal Effects were transported Free of charge. All articles belonging to 1st class white and 3rd class non–White passengers which can be classified as personal luggage are conveyed as free luggage irrespective of the number of parcels. Any luggage not considered as personal luggage are to be considered as Parcels and the necessary SA80 waybill completed and charges as per Tariff scales raised. A Passenger may take a lunch pack, small transistor radio, bottle cool drink, baby’s napkins bag and other similar small items regarded as personal effects. SATS will accept no liability for these items. Bicycles [un-packed], accompanying passenger conveyed 3 x parcels tariff, minimum mass of 25kg, packed at 2 x tariff. Mopeds un-crated 3 x tariff, crated 2 x tariff minimum mass 75kg. Cream/milk. Tariff per 5lit 40c 1km-50km, 45c 51km-100km, 50c 101km-150km, 60c 151km-200km, 70c 201km-300km, 85c 301km and over. Empty return containers free of charge. Charges levied on full capacity of container, minimum charge R1.15 per consignment. No passenger concessions or rebates granted on RTS busses, except Blind, deaf and physically handicapped students allowed concession to from schools. 1 st or 3rd class standard tariff less 20% rounded off to next 10c. Children under 2yrs in company of adult free of charge, 2yrs – 12yrs half of adult fare rounded off to next 10c. 61
Today only Translux and Citi-to-Citi busses running. Depots at Durban, East London, Port Elizabeth, Cape Town, Johannesburg [Harmonie at Langlaagte] and Pretoria [Salvokop west of station] are open. Padvervoer Groete, John en Jacque.
SAA A320 SA ZS-SZH Johannes Botha
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GOOD BYE Rovos Rail: Japie Terblanche
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