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m.j.peltier

June 22, 2010 09:59PM

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Sleeper theft is one of South Africa’s hidden scourges. The sleepers, made from hard Australian yarra wood, are highly prized for making furniture – and sometimes for firewood – and in recent years, railway lines all over SA have been targeted by sleeper thieves. Some lines have lost so many sleepers that they have been closed since the cost of replacement has been deemed uneconomic.
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South African derailment	Wayne Laepple	June 21, 2010 08:40AM
Re: South African derailment	Gavin Hamilton	June 21, 2010 12:36PM
Re: South African derailment	Greg Scholl	June 21, 2010 02:07PM
Re: South African derailment	Wayne Laepple	June 21, 2010 05:17PM
Re: South African derailment	Gavin Hamilton	June 21, 2010 06:23PM
Re: South African derailment	DWBrown	June 21, 2010 08:23PM
Re: South African derailment	Greg Scholl	June 22, 2010 06:55AM
Re: South African derailment	Wayne Laepple	June 22, 2010 07:43AM
Re: South African derailment	Greg Scholl	June 22, 2010 12:53PM
Re: South African derailment	m.j.peltier	June 22, 2010 09:59PM
Re: South African derailment	DWBrown	June 21, 2010 08:33PM
Re: South African derailment	Trevor Heath	June 22, 2010 11:57AM
Re: South African derailment	DWBrown	June 22, 2010 03:42PM
Re: South African derailment	Herb Kelsey	June 24, 2010 03:55AM

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