GCZN60 Strandfontein (Traditional Cache) in Western Cape, South Africa created by kanneman

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Knagur Green: Due to no response from the CO after the request to maintain or replace the cache, I am archiving it to, stop it showing on the listings and/or to create place for the geocaching community.

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GCZN60 ▼

A cache by kanneman Message this owner

Hidden : 12/3/2006

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Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

Hopefully you'll see the train pass under you!

Route 362 West Coast South Africa.
This micro cache at Stranfontein is hidden where the R362 runs parallel to the Sishen Saldanha railway line.The Sishen Saldanha railway line crosses a large part of the West Coast area. If the safe natural harbour at Saldanha had not been there it would not have been possible to transport iron ore for export from the open-cast mines at Sishen in the Northern Cape and the railway line would have been connected to some other harbour. Construction on the railway line started on 1 June 1973 and the first ore train arrived at Saldanha on 14 May 1976.The line is 861km long and is fully electrified. There are only three bends along the whole stretch, with a maximum radius of 1000m. The only tunnel is the Bobbejaansberg Tunnel, 840m long, near Elands Bay. In 1989 a world record was set when the longest and heaviest train ever assembled covered the distance. The entry in the Guinness Book of Records read as follows:
Length of train - 7 303 m.
Gross mass of train - 71 210 ton.
No. of loaded trucks - 660.
No. of locomotives - 9 electrical and 7 diesel.
Distance covered - 861km
Maximum speed - 80km/h
Average speed - 38,04km/h.

The geocacher should take the West Coast Road (R27) from the busy, city life of Cape Town to a world of peaceful villages, rugged coast lines, endless stretches of beach and warm, friendly folk. The West Coast's Mediterranean climate promises long, sun-drenched summer days, green winters and in spring time, fields of indigenous flora fed by cool ocean mists.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

Whfg bire gur oevqtr ba gur fbhgu fvqr.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)