Avontuur Branch Line
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23 o 00' 23 o 30' 24 o 00' 24 o 30' 25 o 00' 25 o 30' 26 o 00' D I E L A N G K L O O F Barkly Bridge K w a Z u n g a S Platrug Kinkelbos K O U G A B E R G E Centilivres u n AVONTUUR BRANCH LINE d Baarboon UNIONDALE E L A N D S B E R G E Courtlands a K a m m a n a s s i e r i v i e r E a s t e r n C a p e Tankatara ys Section from Louterwater to Avontuur K O U G A B E R G E Colchester Oakhill 801m 744m Fitzpatrick's Valley Grassridge closed to traffic since 1 April 1993 819m G a m t o o s River Congoskraal Siesta Gaviota 1906 273km Haarlem 256km AVONTUUR BRANCH LINE Bowens 269km 731m AVONTUUR PATENSIE Springmount Distance from (Oudeplaats) K o u g a r i v i e r Port Elizabeth - Avontuur 285km 871m (Nieuweplaats) Alexandria Branch Line PORT ELIZABETH Nuweplaas Section from Assegaibos to Louterwater 108km 55m 3 APRIL 1914 243km 659m Distance: 285km (177 miles 9 ch) Coega closed to traffic since 31 July 1993 10 DEC 1906 -m ROUTE OF UITENHAGE Gonnakop De Mist only sees traffic in the citrus season Sharpest curve: 50 metres (2 1/2 chains) APPLE EXPRESS: 793m 544m Centerton Louterwater 104km 61m Despatch 232km Port of Ngqura Ongelegen 746m Steepest grade: 1-in-40 compensated 95km 36m HUMEWOOD ROAD - LOERIE N (Onzer) Kwaaibrand A Misgund G 67km L K L Perseverence O JOUBERTINA O 261km Hankey F 670m 214km R i v e r 30m Aloes B Bruinklip Redhouse 251km 93km 22m E 1 DEC 1906 1906 (Watertank) R Duplex 7m 255m (Krakeel) (Vaalvlei) A L G O A B A Y G 238km 228m 572m Loerie 293m 92km 22m 72km Swartkops River E Wagon Drift 239m EPPC Sunnyside47km Swartkops Melon 76km 235m 526m Summit K e u r b o o m s Krakeelrivier 90km 18m 59km1905 212m Branch 225km 1 OCT 1906 Kammiebos 227m 183km Witteklip40km (Twee Rivieren) Bodker (1927 - 2001) Tweeriviere 533m Togo 1903 Heights 206m St Albans30km New Brighton 209km Gamtoos Greenbushes T S I T S I K A M Melkhoutkraal 85km 15m 83km 13m 24km M 170km A 363m (Assegaibosch) 80km 7m r i v i e r B Assegaaibos 267m Sydenham E 201km R 164km 249m W e s t e r n C a p e 15 JUNE 1906 G Mondplaas(Boschhoek) 221m E (Company's Drift) 207m (Buurman) Thornhill 1903 North End (Essenbosch) 237m Walmer Branch 191km 276m Essenbos PORT ELIZABETH 153km 204m 85km 92m Van Stadens Port Elizabeth - Kompanjiesdrif 227m 43km 223m (1906 - 1928) (Deepwalls) (Jagers JagersbosBosch) KAREEDOUW (Heyns) 53km (Gedultz River) 0.0km 4m Progress Billson (Kabeljaauws) Geduldrivier Humewood Road 130km 37km 177km 204m 3 SEP 1906 Salielaagte 116m 23 DEC 1903 Chelsea 140km (Cross Fountain)Kruisfontein Kabeljouwsrivier Humewood Road 117km 27km narrow gauge connecting line 189m VAN STADEN'S RIVER BRIDGE o Churchill 1906 93km 14m 163m 1.5km 21m opened 1 April 1906 34 00' Drie Werwe 22km 280m 108km 1905 1 MAY 1905 150m Knysna Forest Railway Majoorskraal Dam Lorraine 161km 247m S T. F R A N C I S B A Y Theescombe17km Mielierug Cape Recife GoukammaKeytersnek KNYSNA (610mm / 2 ft gauge) Two Streams Kerkplaas 146km 14km Belvedere WALMER BRANCH 1907 - 1949 1 MARCH 1906 - m JEFFREYS BAY (Walmer Road) Howley 124km 153m Valley Junction - Walmer EXPLANATION OF MAP SYMBOLS (Church)(Kerkplaats) 88m 100m Knysna Lagoon Bog Farm Emerald Hill Valley (Junction) (opened 15 December 1906) PLETTENBERG BAY The Burns VAN STADEN'S RIVER BRIDGE Narrow gauge lines (610mm / 2 ft) Main station, siding or halt 135km 10km 116m 7km 80m 4.4km 51m 113km 1 NOV 1905 Jeffreys Bay (closed 14 December 1928) Elandsjagtdam HUMANSDORP 104km 100km Highest 610mm gauge railway bridge in the Brenton Narrow gauge occasionally in service 15 DEC 1924 Date of opening K r o m r i v i e r world. 77.4m (254 ft) above river bed, Cape Seal 195.7m (642ft 3in.) between abutments. Closed narrow gauge line & station or halt 1964 Single track & year of opening 0 5 10 kilometres Other lines (1065mm / 3ft 6in gauge) 55km Distance in kilometres SEA VISTA SOUTH Electrified line - 25kV AC 1630m Height above sea level (metres) 0 5 10 miles AFRICA Klippepunt REFERENCES ADAPTED FROM PAGES 5 & 6 OF Seal Point I N D I A N O C E A N THE RAILWAY ATLAS OF SOUTH AFRICA Moir, S M, 1981, 24 Inches Apart C COMPILED BY BRUNO MARTIN 2/2003 o o o o o o o 23 00' 23 30' 24 00' SAR Official Time Table, No.133, 1944 24 30' 25 00' 25 30' REVISED 10/2006 26 00' PORT ELIZABETH - AVONTUUR PROFILE metres metres AVONTUUR Siesta Haarlem Ongelegen Gaviota Misgund Nuweplaas Bruinklip Louterwater Krakeelrivier JOUBERTINA Tweeriviere Heights Kompanjiesdrif Kammiebos Jagersbos Melkhoutkraal Assegaaibos Majoorskraal Essenbos Two Streams Salielaagte Howley Billson Kerkplaas Kruisfontein HUMANSDORP Drie Werve The Burns Jeffreys Bay Kabeljouwsrivier Mondplaas Gamtoos Melon Loerie Kwaaibrand Summit Thornhill Sunnyside Van Stadens Witteklip Geduldrivier St Albans Progress Greenbushes Chelsea Theescombe Lorraine Bog Farm Emerald Hill Valley Humewood Road PORT ELIZABETH 1000 1000 900 900 800 800 700 700 600 600 500 500 400 400 Van Stadens River 300 Seekoeirivier 300 200 200 Dieprivier 100 Gamtoos River 100 Kabeljous River Sea level Sea level 280 270 260 250 240 230 220 210 200 190 180 170 160 150 140 130 120 110 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 km Cad file: Avontuur.dwg.