Talk:1992 Barkly East Branch railway accident

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Extra sources, difficult as "before web"

Getting full sources for this accident is difficult because it happened "before" the web. There are a few source I am still tracking down and would appreciate any further help.

Spoornet links to legal case including any action against the operator NOKSpoor (Noord-Oos Kaap Spoor / N E C RAIL) (Company Number: M1992002497) which later operated under Orange River Rail Company (M1974003120).
Bushveld Train Safaris reference and / or photos of the event. It is covered in book Tracks Across the Veld - A Southern African Rail Safari.
Any wikipedia suitable photos of the accident from 1992.
Any better photos of the monument today.
Any sources which detail the damage the accident caused to the private and heritage railway / leisure railway industry in South Africa. I only have 1st hand accounts referencing the insurance costs becoming unaffordable and direct hostility from Spoornet which collapses the fledgling industry.
Any scans of the Die Burger newspaper (or other) coverage of the accident. I believe it was Die Burger 22 Jan 1992 edition. Online source? SABINET $$$, https://www.nlsa.ac.za/ is offline.

-- Firefishy (talk) 04:36, 15 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Tracks Across the Veld page is 151 in the English edition is about the accident. There is a photo of the train at the monument. There is also an Afrikaans edition which I am waiting for a copy.
Facebook article about the accident, including photos of the derailed train and the modern monument. Not a reliable source for Wikipedia, may be fruitful in finding additional suitable references.
Tracks Across the Veld references the costs of insurance "After this accident is was impossible to get insurance for any realistic rate for any future trips"

-- Firefishy (talk) 17:12, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

I've found another source: Frontier Land - Exploring South Africa's Eastern Cape - Volume 2 - Ordered a copy, should arrive in a week. -- Firefishy (talk) 17:33, 16 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Additional new source: https://sites.google.com/view/cape-eastern-system-part-11/home -- Firefishy (talk) 11:22, 1 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]