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A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.
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- 23 Aug 2012
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South African History Online. (2012, August 23). 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-0091220
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, 23 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091220 (Accessed: 7 August 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-0091220, (accessed 7 August 2026).
"A diesel train carrying 1 140-ton diesel derails and explodes in Swartruggens, North West Province.." South African History Online, 23 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091220. Accessed 7 Aug. 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 23, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0091220.
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