Abaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape

Coordinates: 21.3500, -28.2600
Updated: 16 Apr 2020

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Old Khoi name for 'Rooilyf', a railway siding 17 km North of Groblershoop, on the way to Sishen. The name means 'red body'. Definition:
Track or set of tracks which do not belong to the railway enterprise but are linked up with the track of a railway enterprise so that an industrial, commercial or port, etc. establishment or group of establishments can be served by rail without trans-shipment. (Karoshoek Solar Farm is nearby!)

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Abaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape

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01South African Place Names by Peter E. Raper https://stats.oecd.org/glossary/detail.asp?ID=3920

Last updated · 16 Apr 2020

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South African History Online. (2016, September 14). Abaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0121819

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South African History Online. "Abaxab, a Railway Siding in the Northern Cape." South African History Online. September 14, 2016. https://sahistory.org.za/ts/ref/P-0121819.