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The Sishen–Saldanha railway line, also known as the Ore Export Line (OREX), is an 861-kilometre-long (535 mi) heavy-haul railway line in South Africa. [1] It connects iron ore mines near Sishen in the Northern Cape with the port at Saldanha Bay in the Western Cape. [1]
Its situation as a natural sheltered harbour has led to development as a port for the export of iron ore from Sishen in the Northern Cape, which is transported on the Sishen–Saldanha railway line. The port is one of the largest exporting ports of ore in the whole of Africa, and it is able to handle ships as large as 200 000 tons deadweight. [2]
The port developed into a modern harbour only recently, when it became necessary to facilitate the export of iron ore from the Northern Cape.This required the construction of a railway more than 800 kilometres to the mines at Sishen in the Northern Cape and the construction of a deepwater jetty in Saldanha Bay to accommodate Capesize ore carrier ships.
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During 1900, these two 0-4-0T locomotives were used by the 47th Field Company Royal Engineers during the construction of the Bezuidenhout Light Railway, a light narrow gauge railway line from Simmer and Jack's siding near Germiston in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek to a siege camp 3.5 kilometres (2.2 miles) away along the Bezuidenhout Valley. [3]
Dingleton is a town in Northern Cape, South Africa.. The nearby Sishen mine is an iron ore mining activity, connected to the port of Saldanha Bay by the Sishen-Saldanha Railway Line.
SAS Saldanha) located on the West Coast and provides training and development for ratings [ 3 ] SAS Wingfield – ( 33°54′24.9″S 18°31′53.46″E / 33.906917°S 18.5315167°E / -33.906917; 18.5315167 ) located in the Greater Cape Town
A Panamax port is a deepwater port that can ... Saldanha Bay, South Africa ... Port of Prince Rupert — deep sea port with direct rail connections to major ...