Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
- Derek Walker
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Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
I found this quite by accident on Witpoortjie station.
Not quite on the rails.
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- Gabor Kovacs
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Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
Glad, in fact surprised to see the brass plaques are still there!!! A question quickly comes to mind; "For how much longer are these plaques still going to be there?"!
In the top picture, the bottom right hand corner already has signs that it has been tampered with in the past . . . . . , and the bottom picture, the morter has already been scrapped out between the two adjoining plaques . . . ?????????
In the top picture, the bottom right hand corner already has signs that it has been tampered with in the past . . . . . , and the bottom picture, the morter has already been scrapped out between the two adjoining plaques . . . ?????????
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- Derek Walker
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Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
The irony is that what I asked myself. They have been up since 1986 and to survive so long is amazing. The one thing in their favour may be that they are easily missed by anybody at the station, and with a lot of people using the station it may not be that easy to nick them. But then, anything is possible.
Not quite on the rails.
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Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
Where exactly is Witpoortjie?
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Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
On the line between Johannesburg and Krugersdorp, on the West Rand
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Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
Thanx Adel. I thought it was De Aar area, but then mixing myself up with Witput.
Re: Plaque on Witpoortjie Station
Excellent (and startling!) find.
Did other stations have similar plaques like this set?
Did other stations have similar plaques like this set?