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Franschhoek Wine Tram
All photographs of this railway in date order.
![Franschhoek, east of Cape Town, was served by a metre gauge line until the mid 1990s when it was left dormant. The weather has been kind to it, no trees etc but grass here and there. However, some local vineyards clubbed together and set up two tram systems to move people between the vineyards. Lots of fine wines to taste and lunches to die for. One section is about three miles long the other about six. The trams are modeled on the Victorian Blackpool trams but with diesel engines fitted. These are the double deck and single deck cars. <a target=external href=http://winetram.co.za/>Franschhoek Wine Tram</a><br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63207.jpg "Franschhoek")
![Builders plate on a Franschhoek (Diesel) Wine Tram, locally constructed in South Africa during 2017. <br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63214.jpg "Franschhoek")
![<I>Welcome aboard!</I> The friendly crew of the Franschhoek Wine Tram running between the local South African vineyards near Cape Town.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63223.jpg "Franschhoek")
![Typical countryside traversed by the old metre gauge line to Franschhoek, and now used by vintage style diesel trams conveying visitors around the local vineyards. This is the view ahead from behind the controls. on 23rd February 2018 - a bit warmer here (35c) than it was in the UK at this time.<br>
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<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63227.jpg "Franschhoek")
![At every crossing point on the Wine Tram route, be it road or track, the crewman with the red flag got off and stopped the traffic. 23rd February 2018.<br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63233.jpg "Franschhoek")
![A Franschhoek Wine Tram, modeled on the Victorian Blackpool trams but with diesel engines fitted, pictured at one of the intermediate vineyard stops on the route. Built in South Africa during 2017 and pictured here in February 2018. <br>
<br><br>[Peter Todd 23/02/2018]](/images/63000/63389.jpg "Franschhoek")
