Stoomverlore Poster
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PosterHeavy poster paper, semigloss finish
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- Printed on poster paper. Extremely versatile, making it perfect for reproducing both artwork and photographs
- Custom sizes, based on artwork dimensions. Check size chart if self-framing
- Dimensions include a 1 - 2 inch (2.5 - 5.0cm) white border to assist in framing
- Shipped in protective packaging
- Since every item is made just for you by your local third-party fulfiller, there may be slight variances in the product received
Stoomverlore
'n Afrikaanse vers met 'n foto van die ongebruikte spoorlyn deur Graaff-Reinet in die Oos-Kaap van Suid-Afrika.
Die eerste spoorlyn in Suid-Afrika is op 31 Maart 1859 begin bou by die huidige Woodstock naby Kaapstad. In 1963 is hierdie spoorlyn tussen Kaapstad en Wellington geopen. Intussen is daar tussen Durban en die Punt in Natal 'n spoorlyn van ongeveer 5 km lank aangelê. Die eerste trein het in 1860 daarop geloop.
Die Kaap en Natal was egter nie die enigste dele van Suid-Afrika waar die gedagte aan spoorweë reeds vroeg posgevat het nie. Ook in Oos-Kaapland in 1855 het John Patterson 'n spoorlyn tussen Algoabaai en Graaff-Reinet ondersoek en 'n hele uitgewerkte netwerk van spoorlyne voorgestel. Op 25 Aug 1879 vertrek die eerste trein vanaf Port Elizabeth na Graaff-Reinet met 200 passasiers.
Spoornet het in 2001 die treinroete tussen Klipplaat en Rosmead met Graaff-Reinet as middelpunt gesluit, wat 'n groot leemte in die plaaslike toerismebedryf tot gevolg gehad het. Dié roete was bekend vir sy skilderagtige landskapstonele, veral noord van Graaff-Reinet langs die Sondagsrivier tot bo-op die Lootsberg.
In the heyday of railways in South Africa, Klipplaat was an important railway junction, being the point at which the main Cape Town to Port Elizabeth line branched off towards Graaff-Reinet.
About 20 years ago the South African railway system reached almost every corner of the land. In 100 years from the opening of the first railway, from Durban to Point, in 1860, 21000km of railway were built in the country. About half the system comprised rural branch lines to farming communities. Some of the branch lines were viable, others, built to please country voters, were hopelessly unprofitable and expensive to maintain and operate. In 1979 dieselation caused many of the railway personnel to be relocated and several businesses in small towns had to close down.
In 1993 Spoornet began shedding its loss-making railways. The agricultural branches in the Cape midlands were the first to go, with eight lines closed. Klipplaat was an important railway junction, being the point at which the main Cape Town to Port Elizabeth line branched off towards Graaff-Reinet. In 2001 the line to Graaff-Reinet was also closed and Klipplaat was no more a junction to carry traffic to Graaff-Reinet, Middelburg and Noupoort across the Lootsberg pass.
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