Narrow Gauge Railways of South Africa Apple Express Part 3

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Narrow Gauge Railways of South Africa - Apple Express Part 3 The railway bridge across the Van Stadens River Gorgeis a spindly-looking structure, dwarfed by the landscape that embraces it. But for its time, it was an impressive feat of civil engineering, and was highly regarded by the civil engineering fraternity of the day for its economy of construction. Perched on five steel towers it stands seventy-eight meters above the water level. Given its strength and capabilities, it is a lightweight structure