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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:railway_company
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gptkbp:built
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gptkb:Cape_Town–Kimberley_railway
East London–Springfontein railway
Port Elizabeth–De Aar railway
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:South_Africa
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1910
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gptkbp:employs
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track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm)
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gptkbp:founded
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1872
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gptkbp:gauge
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Cape gauge
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gptkbp:headquarters_location
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gptkb:Cape_Town
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Cape Government Railways
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gptkbp:mergedInto
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gptkb:South_African_Railways
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gptkbp:notable_locomotive_class
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6th Class
8th Class
7th Class
CG Garratt
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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completion of Kimberley line in 1885
integration into Union of South Africa railways in 1910
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gptkbp:notableModel
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gptkb:Michael_Stephens
William George Brounger
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gptkbp:operates
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gptkb:Cape_Colony
freight trains
passenger trains
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gptkbp:owns
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gptkb:East_London_railway_station
gptkb:Cape_Town_railway_station
Port Elizabeth railway station
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gptkbp:predecessor
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various private railways in Cape Colony
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gptkbp:purpose
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support colonial administration
connect Cape Colony with interior
facilitate diamond and gold mining transport
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:South_African_Railways
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:South_African_Railways
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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