This Day in Railroad History

June 10

1881
145 years ago
OpeningSouth Africa

First Train Reaches Kimberley

Cape Government Railways

Kimberley

The Cape Government Railways extended service to Kimberley, South Africa, boosting diamond mining logistics.

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