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Shosholoza Meyl at Quarry loop near Touws River. Shosholoza Meyl trains run on the Cape gauge (1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in)) Transnet mainline track. The trains are locomotive-pulled. Most routes are completely electrified 3 kV DC and 25 kV AC systems, usually class 6E1 or class 18E locomotives on the 3 kV system and class 7E on the 25 kV
On 23 December 2008 the SARCC was renamed the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa, and in subsequent months other assets were transferred to PRASA. PRASA was officially launched in March 2009 and combined the assets of Metrorail, Shosholoza Meyl, Autopax and Intersite Property Management Services under this new organisation. [2]: 7
De Aar railway station is a railway station serving the town of De Aar, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa.De Aar is a major junction where the Cape Town–Kimberley main line meets a line from Port Elizabeth and another from Upington and Namibia.
Shosholoza Meyl has introduced refurbished railway coaches, although these have attracted criticism from tourists as even though the windows are physically the same size as the original windows, only the top half now opens and only pivots inwards for a short distance. The original windows slid downwards into the side of the carriage, and opened ...
It is the terminus of Shosholoza Meyl long-distance services from Johannesburg and Cape Town, [1] and the hub of a network of Metrorail commuter rail services that stretch as far as KwaDukuza (Stanger) to the north, Kelso to the south, and Cato Ridge inland.
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Kimberley railway station is the central railway station of the city of Kimberley, in the Northern Cape province of South Africa. [1] Because Kimberley is the junction of the main Cape Town–Johannesburg main line with another line from Bloemfontein, it is served by several routes of the Shosholoza Meyl inter-city service.
First service: 1923: ... In 2015, Class 20Es 20-031 and 20-032 were assigned to the train replacing Class 18Es. [14] ... Shosholoza Meyl, ...