Alfred County Railway

Alfred County Railway
Alfred County Railway
LocaleSouth Africa
TerminusPort Shepstone to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal
Commercial operations
Original gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Preserved operations
Owned byTransnet
Length122 kilometres (76 mi)
Preserved gauge2 ft (610 mm)
Commercial history
Opened1917
Closed1986
Preservation history
3 December 1987Transnet and PS&ACR sign lease agreement
April 1988PS&ACR freight services start
15 June 2004Transnet terminates PS&ACR lease
14 December 2004PCNGR contracted to run Banana Express
September 2005Transnet auctions excess stock.
December 2005Last running of Banana Express
20 April 2006Transnet terminates PCNGR lease
18 June 2008Storm wrecks bridges along Hibicus Coast
Alfred County Railway
122 kilometres (76 mi)
Harding
Hluku
Bongwana
75 kilometres (47 mi)
Nqabeni
59 kilometres (37 mi)
Izingolweni
Kalwana
39 kilometres (24 mi)
Paddock
Bomela
13 kilometres (8.1 mi)
Izotsha
0 kilometres (0 mi)
Port Shepstone

Alfred County Railway is an abandoned 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway in South Africa, which runs from the southern transport hub of Port Shepstone on the Indian Ocean, via Izotsha and Paddock for 122 kilometres (76 mi) to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal.