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Durban, 1923. Construction of graving dock. Written details.

August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. Mules dragging rails from construction train.

Karasburg, August 1914 to July 1915. Construction of the Prieska - Karasburg railway line. The last section to Karaburg on the far right.

East London. Buffalo Harbour. Construction underway.

Cape Town, 31 March 1859. The first turf turned by Sir George Grey for the Cape Town and Wellington railway. Sketch.

Durban, March 1923. Construction of graving dock in Durban Harbour.

Cape Town, 1895. Excavation for docks in Table Bay Harbour.

NGR Alfred County showing pier / piles (?)

Construction of railway line through difficult mountainous terrain.

Deep stone culvert on the Sterkstroom – Indwe line.

Nelspruit. Renewal of bridge over Kaap River, placing new truss into position. Temporary deviation bridge in foreground.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.

Natal. Replacing bridge over the Umgeni River at 90.7 miles. Two spans of 100 feet each.

Durban, 29 May 1903. Reclamation of land on the Bluff side of Durban Harbour. Four dredging vessels at work. (Collection on land reclamation at Bluff wharf)

Durban, 18 August 1902. Reclamation of land on the Bluff side of Durban Harbour. Reclamation underway Showing railway line on wharf. (Collection on land reclamation at Bluff wharf)

Graskop district, 1914. Temporary bridge near MacMac station. (Dempster Album of Nelspruit - Graskop construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: Building the concrete piers of south approach. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: General view from upstream no northern bank. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, August 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: Another lift: nearly ready for another course of cylinder sections. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: Construction complete. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge: Main girder completed. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Humansdorp district, circa 1911. Gamtoos River bridge construction. (Album of Gamtoos River bridge construction)

Circa 1902. Construction Durban - Mtubatuba: Umsinduzi River bridge in progress. (Album on Zululand railway construction)

Mooi River. Replacing of bridge at 124 miles. Three spans of 100 feet.

Felixton, 1947. Bridge over Umhlatuzi River.

Victoria Falls. Construction of bridge over the Zambezi River.

Seeheim, South-West Africa. Fish River. Load testing by locomotive.

Seeheim, South-West Africa. Fish River. Bridge in the distance.

Wilgespruit, January 1903. Temporary birdcage 100 feet bridge with damaged truss in background at mile 99 3/4.

February 1903. Replacing 100 feet bridge at mile 85. View from south end.

Standerton, January 1945. Bridge over Vaal River repaired after accident on 11 January.

Standerton. Road bridge over Vaal River with trestle bridge being built below..

29 March 1903. Replacing 100 foot span on the Little Bushman's River Bridge at 148 1/4 miles. New girder in position.

Norvalspont. Bridge under construction.

1890. Construction train on the Natal main line in the Drakensberg. (Carney, Maritzburg)

Circa 1905. Construction of Hillcrest - Padley deviation. (NGR Magazine Vol 1 page 383)

Port Elizabeth, September 1879. Construction gang at station.

Durban, 1897. NGR headquarter office in the course of erection.

Natal. Timber framed bridge over Umgeni river.

Naboomspruit - Singlewood railway line, circa 1924. Track sections laid out ready for coupling up.

Naboomspruit - Singlewood railway line, circa 1924. Tracklaying gang coupling up track sections.

Construction crew preparing track bed in sloping terrain for the Pretoria - Lourenco Marques line. (Donated Mr R van Ees)

Berg River. Timber trestle bridge during repairs to the bridge.

Van Stadens River. Bridge construction.

Gamtoos River bridge, April 1910. Concrete piers complete. Driving screw piles on south side.

Gamtoos River bridge, November 1911. Hauling in the piles as they are pulled up.

Gamtoos River bridge, 1910. 230 foot span pre-assembled at Braithwaite and Kirk, West Bromwich.

Gamtoos River bridge. Construction.

Tienmetersbrug. Train on first bridge at kilometre 2.4. SEE 100115/34.

Felixton, May 1940. Reconstruction after washaway.

Nelspruit, 30 July 1912. First construction train to leave for the Nelspruit - Sabie line.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Construction of harbour.

Walvis Bay, 1925. Driving piles during construction of harbour.

Knysna. South Western Railway. Rock being shovelled from narrow gauge construction train. (Millwood House Museum)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Sinking caissons. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: First test train with test load of 200 tonnes to cross temporary bridge. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)

Wilderness, circa 1926. Kaaimans River bridge construction: Bridge site in the distance. (Collection on bridge construction on the George - Knysna line)