Simons Town line closed due to sand

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allanroy
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Simons Town line closed due to sand

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Last evening I noticed the train to Simons Town had stopped at Glencairn beach when I went to see why I found it was unable to get past the beach due to the sand over the tracks. The train eventually "turned around" and headed back to Fish Hoek while three maintenance guys arrived and started to clear the track with spades - in this wind Good Luck
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Kevin Wilson-Smith

Re: Simons Town line closed due to sand

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Looks like snow!
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Re: Simons Town line closed due to sand

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I've seen the same in the desert in Sudan
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Adelbert Stigling
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Re: Simons Town line closed due to sand

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This use to happen often between Swakopmund and Walvisbaai before the line was taken around the back of the sand dunes and not all along the beach.

Tho the two and a half hour trip from Walvisbaai to Swakopmund (30KM apart) at sun down, is a memory to be cherrised. (Average speed 10KMH)
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Luca Lategan
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Re: Simons Town line closed due to sand

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This looks MUCH cooler than it is to clean up. Tubular track, PRASA?
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Re: Simons Town line closed due to sand

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Question - Could a train not proceed 'very slowly' through such sand? Thanks, Tom
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