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Coverage 1873-2003
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Perkins et al. (2005a) Railway administration annual reports: Cape of Good Hope, Colony of Natal, Natal Government Railways, Central South African Railways, and South African Railways and Harbours (Reports of the general manager) 1873-1916 (colonial); 1910 onward (SARH) Source for locomotives, coaching stock, goods stock, passenger journeys and revenue-earning traffic in the early period.
Perkins et al. (2005a) Spoornet and South African Transport Services annual reports to 2003 Recent railway, port and air data to complete the series to 2003.
Perkins et al. (2005b) Railway administrations' Reports of the General Manager (Cape of Good Hope, Colony of Natal, Natal Government Railways, Central South African Railways, South African Railways and Harbours), various years 1873-1916 and later Sources for locomotives, coaching stock, goods stock, passenger journeys and revenue-earning traffic in the early period.
Perkins et al. (2005b) South African Railways and Harbours / South African Transport Services / Spoornet annual reports 1910-2003 Rail and port series including rolling stock, carrying capacity, passenger journeys and freight; 1903-1908 passenger/freight estimated from graphs in SARH 1910.