New Cape Central Railway

It linked the Cape Government Railways at Worcester, first to Ashton, then extended to Swellendam and eventually to Mossel Bay.

[1] Construction of the first part of the line of the Cape Central Railway from Worcester was paid for by a combination of share capital and a subsidy from the Colonial Government of £50,000.

The liqidator was Sir Thomas Charles Scanlen and in August 1892 was sold to the New Cape Central Railway which was registered in England in 1893.

[2] A 40-mile extension of the line to Swellendham was funded by mortgage debentures, share capital and a further subsidy by the Colonial Government at £1,500 per mile.

[1] In 2023 a tourist steam train began operating out of Robertson station under the name New Cape Central Railway.