When traveling on the road between White River and Sabie, you will notice the sign Pynbos Sylyn/Siding. If you turn up here you will get to this old defunct railway siding.
The Pynbos Siding is also previously known as Malieveld South, which may be confusing because it is actually North East of the Malieveld station. This siding played an important role in the timber industry when the railway line was still in operation. It has a long platform from where the timber was loaded onto the train wagons which was parked on the siding.
A siding, in rail terminology, is a low-speed track section distinct from a running line or through route such as a main line or branch line or spur. It may connect to through track or to other sidings at either end. It is a short stretch of railroad track, running parallel to the main line, and used to keep train wagons for loading stock, enabling trains to pass.
