Once Were Trains Traditional Cache
Warks: Sadly archived. To be replaced with a similar theme, in a better hiding place, some time in the future
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In memory of the steam trains that passed this way before severe storms destroyed the line in a number of places.
For many years, steam trains carried passengers and goods on the extremely scenic line between Knysna and George, stopping at Sedgefield and Wilderness. At the height of its operations, the stop at Sedgefield (with its siding) was used to allow trains moving in opposite directions to pass each other.
In 2006, heavy storms caused floods and landslides, washing away and damaging the tracks in a number of locations along the route. Sadly the damage was irrepairable. For a while the train ran between George and Mossel Bay, but soon that too was stopped and the Giants of the Track now reside at the George Railway Museum.
The Sedgefield railway station remains though, functioning as a cafe and a source of delicious pies (come early, they sell quickly!).
Park at:
S 34° 00.812'
E 22° 48.184'
and walk the lines to the cache.
We are trying to make this a "Postcard Cache" If possible, please use postcards as the items of exchange.
Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
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