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The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place.
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- 01---, (2005). 'Pretoria 1855-2005: Chronologie 1798-1935', Bylaag tot Rekord.
Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2011, November 7). The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069210
South African History Online (2011) 'The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place.', South African History Online, 7 November. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069210 (Accessed: 4 October 2026).
South African History Online, The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069210, (accessed 4 October 2026).
"The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place.." South African History Online, 7 Nov. 2011, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069210. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The first electrical train trip between Pretoria and Johannesburg takes place.." South African History Online. November 7, 2011. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0069210.
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