Outeniqua Choo Tjoe

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The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was the last remaining continually-operated passenger steam train in Africa, ending operation in August, 2006. The line on which it operated links the towns of George and Knysna in the Western Cape, South Africa, and was completed in 1928. The scenic 67-kilometre (42 mi) route from George took 3 hours, following the rugged coastline of the Garden Route,and passing through Victoria Bay, Wilderness, , and Sedgefield before crossing a bridge over the Knysna Lagoon and ending at the Knysna station. rdf:langString

L'Outeniqua Choo Tjoe era un treno a vapore d'epoca in servizio regolare in Sudafrica fino all'estate del 2010. Il suo nome, composto, era stato ricavato da Outeniqua, nome delle montagne e Choo-Tjoe, una combinazione di suoni onomatopeici, inglesi e afrikaans (che si pronunciano in modo identico) ed imitano il rumore di una locomotiva a vapore. La stazione di partenza a George si trovava, non a caso, nei pressi dell', un museo dedicato ai trasporti che ospita numerose antiche locomotive a vapore. Mappa del percorso rdf:langString

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rdf:langString The Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was the last remaining continually-operated passenger steam train in Africa, ending operation in August, 2006. The line on which it operated links the towns of George and Knysna in the Western Cape, South Africa, and was completed in 1928. The scenic 67-kilometre (42 mi) route from George took 3 hours, following the rugged coastline of the Garden Route,and passing through Victoria Bay, Wilderness, , and Sedgefield before crossing a bridge over the Knysna Lagoon and ending at the Knysna station. The line and steam service were declared an officially preserved railway in 1992. At first carrying about 40,000 passengers per year, the train was carrying 115,000 passengers per year by the early 2000s. 70% of passengers were foreign tourists. The trains were usually pulled by SAR Class 19D steam locomotives, of 4-8-2 wheel arrangement with Vanderbilt-like "torpedo" tenders, although steam engines were also used occasionally. When dry conditions in the summer increased the risk of wildfires, diesel locomotives (SAR Class 32s) were used instead. During August 2006 the line was damaged by heavy flooding, and train services were suspended. In November 2006 the Outeniqua Choo Tjoe was temporarily rerouted to run between George and Mossel Bay (with a stop at Hartenbos). This service was discontinued on 17 September, 2010. In 2007, the train's owners, Transnet Limited, announced that the train was not regarded as part of its core business, and initiated a tender process to dispose of the train to a new owner/operator. In August 2010, Transnet announced that they had not found an operator, and the train would cease operating. The Western Cape Provincial MEC for Finance, Economic Development and Tourism, Alan Winde, said that he was resolved to keep this heritage tourism asset operational. In May 2018 it was revealed in the British Magazine "Heritage Railway" that while there was ongoing discussion between Transnet and a private enterprise called "Classic Rail," there remained no agreement to franchise the line and re-open it for tourist traffic. In December, 2021, Transnet Freight Rail put out a Request for Proposals for the management and operation of the line. This tender closed in April, 2022. In September, 2022, Classic Rail announced that it was one of only two bidders in contention for the appointment.

rdf:langString L'Outeniqua Choo Tjoe era un treno a vapore d'epoca in servizio regolare in Sudafrica fino all'estate del 2010. Il suo nome, composto, era stato ricavato da Outeniqua, nome delle montagne e Choo-Tjoe, una combinazione di suoni onomatopeici, inglesi e afrikaans (che si pronunciano in modo identico) ed imitano il rumore di una locomotiva a vapore. La stazione di partenza a George si trovava, non a caso, nei pressi dell', un museo dedicato ai trasporti che ospita numerose antiche locomotive a vapore. Il treno era normalmente composto da una locomotiva a vapore, classe 19D o 24, dei primi decenni del XX secolo, e diverse carrozze degli anni quaranta.Rappresentava un'attrazione turistica più che un vero e proprio servizio di collegamento; partiva da George, in Sudafrica, e con un percorso panoramico di 67 km che costeggia la Garden Route, fermando a Wilderness, e Sedgefield raggiungeva Knysna. Nei pressi di Knysna attraversava un ponte sospeso sulla laguna. La linea ferroviaria percorsa era stata completata nel 1928. Mappa del percorso Si effettuava in estate, tutti i giorni eccetto la domenica, con due coppie di treni passeggeri con eventuale aggiunta di carri merci se necessari. Fuori stagione, di solito, correva una sola coppia di treni misti merci e passeggeri. Nel 1992 trasportò circa 40.000 passeggeri; nel 2002 erano già 115.000 di cui, il 70%, turisti stranieri.Nel 2006 una frana interruppe la linea e il treno venne effettuato su percorso deviato. Il 24 agosto del 2010, la compagnia , (South African Railway Company), ha annunciato la soppressione definitiva del treno; la decisione è stata presa in seguito alla sospensione del servizio ferroviario tra George e Knysna per l'impossibilità economica di riparare i danni alla linea causati da forti piogge, inondazioni e smottamenti..

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