{"id":264171,"date":"2025-06-26T10:30:29","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:30:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/?p=264171"},"modified":"2025-06-26T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:30:31","slug":"daars-n-stoomtrein-na-matjiesfontein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/daars-n-stoomtrein-na-matjiesfontein\/","title":{"rendered":"Daar&#8217;s &#8216;n (stoom)trein na Matjiesfontein"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Die groot lokomotief wat stadig by die stasie instoom, het die afgelope Saterdag (21 Junie) tot groot opwinding in Worcester gelei.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Angelique, die stoomlokomotief van New Cape Central Railway (NCCR), was \u2013 nes Sonja Heroldt se liedjie van ouds \u2013 die trein na Matjiesfontein.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nccr.co.za\/\">NCCR<\/a> het &#8216;n gereelde roete tussen Robertson en die Nuy-vallei, maar die stoomtrein is nie &#8216;n bekende gesig in Worcester nie. <a href=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/steam-through-the-langeberg-20230913-2\/\">NCCR<\/a> het Saterdag die roete as toetslopie na Matjiesfontein gebruik.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit kan dalk eersdaags wel &#8216;n algemene gesig in die dorp word. Volgens Derick du Toit van NCCR is hulle in samesprekings met die Kleinplasie-museum in Worcester en die Breedevallei-munisipaliteit om die treindepot by Kleinplasie weer in gebruik te neem. Di\u00e9 depot is lank gelede deur NCCR gestig en dit is deel van planne om sy roetes uit te brei.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die NCCR het &#8216;n ryk geskiedenis, gewortel in die era toe treine &#8216;n groot rol in die vervoer van beide passasiers en vrag vervul het. Die Cape Central Railways het die spoorlyn van Worcester na Voorbaai by Mosselbaai in 1883 begin bou. In 1893 het NCCR, die laaste spoorlynmaatskappy in private besit, die bou van hierdie spoorlyn voortgesit. Die lyn het Mosselbaai op 25 Julie 1907 bereik \u2013 ten spyte van verwoesting wat deur oorlog en oorstromings aangerig is.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Du Toit het die NCCR in 2020 laat herleef \u2013 127 jaar nadat dit gestig is \u2013 en toeriste geniet deesdae die mooi vistas wat die Breedevallei bied vanuit die stoomtrein, wat ook as die wyntrein bekend is. Hierdie stomende staalkolosse laat iets van die romantiek van vergange dae se vervoer herleef.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>By die besoek aan Worcester het die  lokomotief in die rangeerwerf by Meiringspark gestaan, terwyl diesellokomo-\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>tiewe die waens verder Matjiesfontein toe geneem het. Volgens Du Toit mag hulle volgens regulasies nie met die stoomtrein deur die tonnels ry nie.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die lokomotief Angelique is &#8216;n klas\u200919D-stoomlokomotief, wat uit die jare 1937 tot 1942 dateer, en is na Du Toit se vrou vernoem. Hy s\u00ea hulle maak werk daarvan om &#8216;n lokomotief en waens \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>permanent in Worcester te vestig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stoomtrein3_64160.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die stoomtrein Angelique het via Worcester na Matjiesfontein gereis. Foto: Leanne Beattie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/worcesterstandard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Stoomtrein1_50106.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Geesdriftiges van Worcester kyk met verwondering en waardering na die stoomlokomotief in die \nrangeerwerf in Meiringspark.  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