Aliwal Railway Balloon Loop (Aliwal North)

South Africa / Eastern Cape / Aliwal North
 railway junction, balloon loop / turning loop
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Railway "balloon loop" junction.
This loop allows traffic from Lady Grey to either continue northward toward Zastron or to loop back southward ---either to reverse course or to move southwesterly (at the nearby vee junction) toward Dreunberg.
Traffic from Dreunberg can either continue northward toward Zastron or to loop back southward ---either to reverse course or to move southeasterly (at the nearby vee junction) toward Lady Grey.
Southbound traffic from Zastron passes through and may move southwesterly (at the nearby vee junction) toward Dreunberg or southeasterly toward Lady Grey.
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Coordinates:   30°41'43"S   26°42'13"E
This article was last modified 12 years ago