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A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.
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- 10 Aug 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, August 10). A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089834
South African History Online (2012) 'A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.', South African History Online, 10 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089834 (Accessed: 26 September 2026).
South African History Online, A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089834, (accessed 26 September 2026).
"A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.." South African History Online, 10 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089834. Accessed 26 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.." South African History Online. August 10, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089834.
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