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Sishen - Saldanha pulls back from the brink
By Railway Gazette International1997-06-01T10:00:00
INTRO: Murray Hughes reports from the 6th IHHA Congress in Cape TownVISIT the 861 km iron ore artery in South Africa, and you will see signs that the railway has suffered badly. Spoornet executives admit that the line nearly closed when the iron and steel market plummetted in the mid-1980s. ...
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