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- Natal_Railway_Company abstract "The Natal Railway Company was formed in January 1859 for the construction of a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) railway in Durban.Unlike later railways in South Africa, the Natal Railway Company made use of Standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) rather than Cape gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).The railway's first steam locomotive, the 0-4-0WT Natal started operations on 26 June 1860. Up until that time the railway had been operated using ox-drawn wagons. The inaugural run was across a 2 mi (3.2 km) stretch from Market Square in Durban to the newly built Point station at Durban harbour.Alexander McArthur, the mayor of Durban described the new line in a letter to Sir George Grey.The Natal Railway’s initial rolling stock consisted of six wagons, two travelling cranes and one passenger coach. By 25 January 1867 the line had been extended a further 3.5 mi (5.6 km) to Umgeni, from where stone, quarried from the Umgeni River, was transported to the harbour.The Natal remained in service for fifteen years, until the Natal Government decided in 1875 to convert the railways to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) Cape gauge in conformance with the railways in the Cape Province. The Natal Railway Company was bought by the Natal Government Railways in 1877 for the price of ₤40,000.".
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- Natal_Railway_Company name "Natal Railway Company".
- Natal_Railway_Company subject Category:3_ft_6_in_gauge_railways_in_South_Africa.
- Natal_Railway_Company subject Category:Defunct_railway_companies_of_South_Africa.
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- Natal_Railway_Company subject Category:Railway_companies_established_in_1859.
- Natal_Railway_Company subject Category:Standard_gauge_railways_in_South_Africa.
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- Natal_Railway_Company comment "The Natal Railway Company was formed in January 1859 for the construction of a 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) railway in Durban.Unlike later railways in South Africa, the Natal Railway Company made use of Standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) rather than Cape gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in).The railway's first steam locomotive, the 0-4-0WT Natal started operations on 26 June 1860. Up until that time the railway had been operated using ox-drawn wagons.".
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- Natal_Railway_Company name "Natal Railway Company".