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From: LINDA MARTIN <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] KOKSTAD
Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 10:03:43 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <BANLkTimTpffpLKMpkcRRspFE-LddswMkCw@mail.gmail.com>


Thank you so much Rose.  It all helps build the big picture.
 
Being totally unfamiliar with the area, doesn't help!!
 
Linda
Ontario, Canada

--- On Fri, 5/20/11, Rose McArthur <> wrote:


From: Rose McArthur <>
Subject: Re: [ZA-IB] KOKSTAD
To:
Date: Friday, May 20, 2011, 2:43 PM


Hi Linda,

I've just checked my book on railways history (Tracks across the Veld) and
can give you the following information:

There is a line between Pietermaritzburg and Kokstad, developed in this
sequence -   Pmb to Donnybrook (constuction started in 1904)  >  Donnybrook
to Franklin,  which went past Creighton, (opened in 1906) - *then
construction seemed to halt for a while*  >  at Franklin the line branched
off north east to Matatiele and also continued south east to Kokstad and
that final link opened in 1924.

It would also appear that a line constructed between Pietermaritzburg and
Howick (north of Pmb) was opened on 1 May 1884,  but Howick is quite far
away from Creighton and even further from Kokstad so I doubt if your g
grandfather would have been involved in that construction.

Hope this is of some slight help to you.

Best wishes,

Rose

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