Is it a phantom railway? No, Cape Town, it’s just an old seawall
Beach dynamics in Fish Hoek have exposed a seawall remnant made of sleepers, awakening armchair historians
01 February 2022 - 22:20
A “mystery railway line” that appeared on Fish Hoek beach on Monday is most likely the remains of a 90-year-old seawall, the City of Cape Town said on Tuesday.
Images of the rusted metal “tracks” were widely shared on social media, prompting a torrent of armchair historian comment, not all of it accurate...
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