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I've been walkin' on the railroad Traditional Cache

Hidden : 1/6/2013
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

A quick cache at a disused siding on the Old Main Line, just west of Inchanga Station.


 


Derelict Railway Carriage

This cache has been placed on a derelict railway carriage in a disused siding just west of Inchanga Station.

Park at the given Parking co-ordinates and follow the rail track in a westerly direction until you reach the siding.  There is no access from the freeway, don't even try!

The cache should be findable with the given co-ordinates only.  But for those with poor satellite reception there is a spoiler pic.  Bonus points for finding the cache without using the spoiler pic.

At one stage the Umgeni Steam Railway wanted to restore these carriages, but in my opinion that is no longer possible.  However the carriages still provide a useful source for good Burmese Teak, which is used in other USR restoration projects.

This area used to be the Natal Nursery for the South African Railways & Harbours (see excerpt from the 1:50 000 Topo Map) - who remembers the good old SAR & H / SAS & H?  Plants grown here were sent to stations all over KZN, and stationmasters vied with one another for the Station Garden of the Year trophy.

Please replace the cache exactly as found.

 

 

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Frr fcbvyre cvp.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)