Hi all.
As you can see from the photos, the Theunissen - Winburg line is no more...
This is not an official removal, but THEFT. Transnet has told us on several occasions that they are not interested in the Winburg branch because the rails are to light and the steel sleepers are not worth re-using. The line is also on the list of lines to be tendered for private operators.
So, the only people left are scrap merchants. The line is still intact close to Theunissen and into Winburg, where people can see the line. Where it runs into the farm lands, it has disappeared for several kilometres.
Quite strange how a railway line and sleepers can disappear without anyone noticing, makes you think...
Cheers.
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