Hi all,
I am currently working as a guide in the Sabi Sands Game Reserve, and our lodge, Savanna, is located at the old Newington Station. The Station has the number C.C 526 on the side, and we have about 400 m of the old line in place. The owners of the land also have an old dining cart sitting in a shed on the remaining line, which runs past the old station, which they have also refurbished and we use as a dinner venue. I cannot find too much on the old dining cart, except the name Senyati, the number 174 above the door leading into the dining area, and a plaque stating that it was built at Pretoria Works in 1914. We also have some of the last tickets in the cart, mostly dating back to 1969 and the transport of goods and the original menus for dinner and breakfast.
What I would like to find out more of, is the history of the line. I saw some snippets in a discussion from the Skukuza Station from 2009, but was wondering if there may be a little more detail to the history. We have many dinners in the cart with our guests, and I would really like to get some good, accurate information, and hopefully perhaps some interesting stories.
Does anybody know where I can find some of this?
Many thanks,
Neil Whyte
Selati Line - Newington Station
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Re: Selati Line - Newington Station
Thanks, Neil, and welcome to our forum. You are our 998th member!
I've moved your post to the South Africa - Heritage Railway News and Discussion forum and I hope someone will be able to assist you with your query.
I've moved your post to the South Africa - Heritage Railway News and Discussion forum and I hope someone will be able to assist you with your query.
Re: Selati Line - Newington Station
Hi John,
Many thanks! I really look forward to see if anyone is able to shed some more light.
Regards,
Neil
Many thanks! I really look forward to see if anyone is able to shed some more light.
Regards,
Neil
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Re: Selati Line - Newington Station
Hi Neil
Please email me photos of the dining car, I may be able to assist you.
dylan@africanrailsys.com
Kind regards
Dylan Knott
Please email me photos of the dining car, I may be able to assist you.
dylan@africanrailsys.com
Kind regards
Dylan Knott
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Re: Selati Line - Newington Station
Neil, as well as sending them to Dylan, can you also post one or two on the forum in the South Africa - Coaches, Rolling Stock & Miscellaneous Vehicles photo gallery at http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... .php?f=145, as I'm sure quite a few people would be interested to see this dining car? Thanks!
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Re: Selati Line - Newington Station
1970s map of the line and station: http://htonl.dev.openstreetmap.org/50k- ... D1_GEO.TIF