The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened.

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South African History Online. (2012, April 5). The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081411

South African History Online (2012) 'The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened.', South African History Online, 5 April. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081411 (Accessed: 18 August 2026).

South African History Online, The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081411, (accessed 18 August 2026).

"The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened.." South African History Online, 5 Apr. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081411. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

South African History Online. "The railway line from Pietermaritzburg to the Transvaal border at Charlestown, near Volksrust, is opened.." South African History Online. April 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0081411.