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The Rand Tram (so named as to appease the transport riders) opened in 1890, between Johannesburg's Park station and Boksburg station. The line was subsequently extended to Brakpan and Springs, where large deposits of superior quality coal had been discovered.
Metropolitan Routes in Johannesburg, also called Metro Roads or Metro Routes are designated with the letter M, and are usually major routes around Johannesburg and some areas declared part of Greater Johannesburg (including the town of Krugersdorp and the Ekurhuleni Metropolitan Municipality).
M46 (Boksburg South) – M43 – R23 (cosigned) – M45 (cosigned) – M46 – R29/R51 – R555 (Everest) Boksburg South, Boksburg East Industrial, Benoni South, Rangeview Camp, Harry Gwala, Leachville, Anzac, Brakpan CBD, Huntingdon, Krugersrus, New State Areas, Rowhill, East Geduld, Petersfield, Everest
By 1889/1890 the stop was now called Park Halt on the Boksburg/Braamfontein line. [4]: 6 The line was run by the De Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorweg Maatschappy (NZASM) and was known as the Rand Steam Tram which transported coal from the collieries at Boksburg to the yards at Braamfontein.
Metrorail Gauteng is a network of commuter rail services in Gauteng province in South Africa, serving the Johannesburg and Pretoria metro areas. It is operated by Metrorail, a division of the Passenger Rail Agency of South Africa (PRASA).
When it reached Laing's Nek Pass, a 674-m tunnel was built to move it through. [13] The NGR (Natal Government Railways) line had already reached Charlestown on 7 April 1891, but President Kruger did not give them permission to extend their line into the ZAR before the Oosterlijn was finished to Delagoa Bay.
The first Japanese tram line began in 1895 as the Kyoto Electric Railroad. The tram reached its zenith in 1932, when 82 rail companies operated 1,479 kilometres (919 mi) of track in 65 cities. Its popularity declined during the rest of the decade, a trend accelerated by the Pacific War, the occupation of Japan and the rebuilding years. Although ...
Opened on 2 February 1891, the network was operated initially by horsecars. [1] From 14 February 1906, it was converted to electrical power. [2]Beginning on 26 August 1936, the trams were gradually supplemented by the Johannesburg trolleybus system, which was opened on that day.