Photo c. 1925. Shared with permission from Les Pivnic of Soul of A Railway Submitted by: Paul van der Merwe Photographer: Transnet Heritage Library

'Mixed train stopped at Botha’s Hill station circa 1883. Note the refreshment room at the far end of the platform – a necessity in the days before dining saloons'. Shared with permission from Les Pivnic of Soul of A Railway Submitted by: Paul van der Merwe Photographer: From the collection of coll Pierre de Wet.

The luxury of an enclosed signal cabin came very late to Botha’s Hill, as can be seen from the tiny wooden afterthought built under the verandah. n.d. Shared with permission from Les Pivnic of Soul of A Railway Submitted by: Paul van der Merwe Photographer: Brian Couzens