Dete
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| Dete Dett |
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| Coordinates: 18°41′30″S 26°53′30″E / 18.69167°S 26.89167°E | |
| Elevation | 1,091 m (3,579 ft) |
| Population | |
| - Total | approx 1,000 |
Dete (previously known as Dett) is a small railway recrewing depot and village on the Bulawayo-Hwange-Victoria Falls railway line, approximately 415 km (258 miles) north of Bulawayo and 93 km (58 miles) south of Hwange, lying within the Hwange National Park.
[edit] Features
While unpopular with train crews stationed there for its isolation and lack of proper shopping and education facilities, these drawbacks are offset with a daily financial allowance and an extra day's paid leave for every month served by workers. Dete is near the Kamativi tin mine.
[edit] Train System
Bulawayo-based train crews booked off on arrival at Dete, while Dete or Hwange train crews worked the train farther north to Hwange.
This system of trains working was phased out when Diesel locomotives were introduced on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls railway line.
Coordinates: 18°41′30″S 26°53′30″E / 18.69167°S 26.89167°E
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