RICHARDS BAY AND SISHEN LINES REACH CONSTRUCTION PEAK

With the first section of South African Railways' Richards Bay line opening and Iscor's Sishen-Salidanha railway due to be completed by the middle of next year, engineering work on both routes is near completion. Construction has been to heavy-duty standards throughout for the bulk mineral traffic envisaged, and both routes are to be electrified after initial operation by diesel traction. Richards Bay- Ermelo is to be SAR'S testbed for 25 kV 50 Hz traction, while 50 kV ac has been chosen for Sishen-Saldanha.

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  Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation

  508 Birch Street
  Bristol, CT  United States  06010
• Publication Date: 1975-4

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 152-155
• Serial:
  • Railway Track and Structures
  • Volume: 131
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Simmons-Boardman Publishing Corporation
  • ISSN: 0033-9016

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bulk cargo; Construction projects; High density; Railroad electrification; Routes
• Identifier Terms: Spoornet
• Old TRIS Terms: Bulk traffic; High density routes
• Subject Areas: Construction; Railroads;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00096540
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 24 1975 12:00AM