Alfred County Railway | |
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Alfred County Railway | |
Locale | South Africa |
Terminus | Port Shepstone to Harding, KwaZulu-Natal |
Commercial operations | |
Original gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
Preserved operations | |
Owned by | Transnet |
Length | 122 kilometres (76 mi) |
Preserved gauge | 2 ft (610 mm) |
Commercial history | |
Opened | 1917 |
Closed | 1986 |
Preservation history | |
3 December 1987 | Transnet and PS&ACR sign lease agreement |
April 1988 | PS&ACR freight services start |
15 June 2004 | Transnet terminates PS&ACR lease |
14 December 2004 | PCNGR contracted to run Banana Express |
September 2005 | Transnet auctions excess stock. |
December 2005 | Last running of Banana Express |
20 April 2006 | Transnet terminates PCNGR lease |
18 June 2008 | Storm wrecks bridges along Hibicus Coast |
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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.