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135:No. stations
59:Passenger km
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1667:Francistown
1659:Francistown
1631:unit trains
1505:in Africa.
797:Francistown
526:Terminology
471:Attractions
458:Miscellanea
294:Locomotives
252:Track gauge
245:Maintenance
82:Track gauge
2443:(Portugal)
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2286:Mozambique
2271:Mauritania
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1950:References
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1828:Mozambique
1803:– isolated
1756:Mozambique
1619:intermodal
1600:, Botswana
1568:RITES Ltd.
1488:cape gauge
1060:Gonwapitse
476:By country
427:Interurban
422:Light rail
267:Dual gauge
218:Management
53:Statistics
2276:Mauritius
1671:Mahalapye
1501:, it is
1434:Kimberley
1104:Mmamabula
501:Modelling
481:Companies
466:Accidents
289:Operating
223:Rail yard
38:Operation
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1939:Botswana
1893:See also
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1872: in
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1760:Zimbabwe
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1655:Zimbabwe
1598:Gaborone
1548:Zimbabwe
1544:Rhodesia
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2331:Somalia
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2281:Morocco
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1867:⁄
1834:Namibia
1818:Lesotho
1772:Mosetse
1749:Namibia
1675:Palapye
1663:Lobatse
1627:sulphur
1509:History
1484:railway
1258:Lobatse
1148:Artisia
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521:Suicide
506:Museums
437:History
415:History
393:Freight
195:History
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1823:Malawi
1796:Angola
1764:Serule
1679:Serule
1677:, and
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1482:. The
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1170:Pilane
1126:Dibete
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2296:Niger
2251:Libya
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