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If you know of any strings to pull, durban is good for me. Durbs is my prefrence. My partner is from pinetown and looking to stay close to family and friends. cape town is good to though. In fact, anywhere is good for me. It's only a flight between cities.

Thanks Luca,
If the monthly pay packet was good and rewarding then i would be over ina flash. I have emailed all the companies i can find and nobody except siemens and alsthom have replied. Both siemens and alsthom say they will keep my details on file but you get this all the time.
I will try again ...

This is a must day out for any south africans or even anyone world wide visiting the south coast of the UK. The Romney Hythe and Dymchurch railway (RHDR) in Kent is a brilliant day out for all train buffs. This is a miniature railway with working stations, level crossings, signal boxes and so on ...

Thanks dylan.
I googled Van schoor. Had no idea what it was. Found a video and seen high speed exchanges of teh token. We have similar here in the UK but few and far between now. They are being done away with on the working network. The preserved society's around the country still use these as part ...

Yes, which mechanical installation did you see at Knysna? As far as I know its always been operated with hand thrown points and no semaphores. George still has its semaphore posts and frame, but all long since out of use.

What i saw was in the hotel there about 200 yards up from teh level ...

Hi all,
I'm writing from the UK and seeking contact information of agencies, engineering companies within railway signalling in South Africa. I have spent months on google but not finding out exactly what i'm seeking. I'm guessing the terminology is slightly different in SA than the UK.
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