re ZASM
John David
johnedavid at oj2-i6ldYQTmywltUo5O_azwIncTsecfWCZG5qVS3oicekmaxQb8uIGXumxeqDbCi5AdOZBxRigVF0aE4UE.yahoo.invalid
Wed Jul 20 08:54:01 BST 2011
Not sure how relevant this extract from the Waterval Bowen website is
"The towns of Waterval Boven and Waterval Onder are rich with South African (Anglo-Boer) War history and the area was fiercely contested by the British towards the end of the war. Visitors can see a memorial at the station which commemorates the many men who lost their lives while building this section of the railway, while it is still possible to take a walk through the historic ZASM tunnel through which the trains used to pass. At the end of the tunnel is a beautiful waterfall that moves along the Elands River. Krugerhof, now a provincial heritage site in Waterval Onder, is where President Paul Kruger lived for a month before going into exile in Austria in 1900. Both the old railway tunnel and the five-arched bridge have been proclaimed provincial heritage sites. "
John David
Guernsey
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