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The Namaqualand Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway operating between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Namaqualand region of the former Cape Colony in South Africa. It was originally a mule-drawn railway built to provide an outlet for the copper mines of the region. Constructed between 1869 and 1876, the railway was 93+1⁄2 miles (150 kilometres) long, with an additional 8 miles purely associated with the copper mine workings. Although owned by the Cape Copper Company, the railway always operated as a public railway. The Namaqualand Railway finally closed in 1944.

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rdfs:comment	The Namaqualand Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway operating between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Namaqualand region of the former Cape Colony in South Africa. It was originally a mule-drawn railway built to provide an outlet for the copper mines of the region. Constructed between 1869 and 1876, the railway was 93+1⁄2 miles (150 kilometres) long, with an additional 8 miles purely associated with the copper mine workings. Although owned by the Cape Copper Company, the railway always operated as a public railway. The Namaqualand Railway finally closed in 1944. (en)
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	List of horse-drawn railways Cornwall Namaqualand Namaqualand 0-6-0T 1871 Narrow gauge railway Namaqualand 0-4-0WT Condenser Namaqualand 0-4-2IST Caledonia Namaqualand 0-4-2ST Pioneer Namaqualand 0-4-2T Britannia Namaqualand 0-6-2 Clara Class Namaqualand 0-6-2 Scotia Class Thomas Hall (railway engineer) Transport in the Northern Cape 2 ft 6 in gauge railways in South Africa Port Nolloth Redruth and Chasewater Railway O'okiep
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has abstract	The Namaqualand Railway was a 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) narrow gauge railway operating between Port Nolloth and O'okiep in the Namaqualand region of the former Cape Colony in South Africa. It was originally a mule-drawn railway built to provide an outlet for the copper mines of the region. Constructed between 1869 and 1876, the railway was 93+1⁄2 miles (150 kilometres) long, with an additional 8 miles purely associated with the copper mine workings. Although owned by the Cape Copper Company, the railway always operated as a public railway. The railway pre-dated the construction of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) railways in South Africa. Because of the success of the Namaqualand line, 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge was strongly promoted by civil engineer R. Thomas Hall, Superintendent of the narrow gauge Redruth and Chacewater Railway in Cornwall who was involved in the construction of the Namaqualand Railway, as the primary gauge for railway construction in South Africa. The final decision was a compromise between the two recommended gauges and the 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) came into existence in Africa. After copper mining ceased in 1928 the railway was temporarily closed until 1937 when mining activities resumed. The Namaqualand Railway finally closed in 1944. (en)
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is Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage of	Cape Town Railway & Dock 0-4-2 Carl Abraham Pihl List of abandoned railway lines in South Africa 1944 in South Africa List of horse-drawn railways 0-4-0 0-6-2 Namaqualand Namaqualand (disambiguation) 1869 in South Africa 1871 in South Africa 1886 in South Africa 1890 in South Africa Namaqualand 0-4-2IST Caledonia Namaqualand 0-4-2ST Pioneer Namaqualand 0-4-2T Britannia Namaqualand 0-6-2 Scotia Class Thomas Hall (railway engineer) 1900 in South Africa CGR 0-4-0ST 1873 Walvis Bay 2-4-2T Hope Abraham Fitzgibbon 2 ft 6 in gauge railways List of South African locomotive classes Port Nolloth South African Class 25 4-8-4 South African Class NG7 2-6-0 Okiep South African locomotive history
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