Netherlands–South African Railway Company
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Main region(s) | Southern Africa |
| Stations called at | From Pretoria - Lourenço Marques to Pretoria - Johannesburg Company |
| Company type | Listed Company |
| Defunct | 13 October 1908 |
| Headquarters | |
Number of employees | ca. 1500 Dutch employees; an unknown number of South African employees |
| Dates of operation | 1887–1902 |
| Successor | Central South African Railways |
| Technical | |
| Track gauge | 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) |
| Track length | ca. 1147 km |
The Netherlands–South African Railway Company (Nederlandsche Zuid-Afrikaansche Spoorwegmaatschappij; Nederlands-Suid-Afrikaanse Spoorwegmaatskappy) or NZASM (also sometimes called SASM in South Africa) was a railway company established in 1887. The company was based in Amsterdam and Pretoria, and operated in the South African Republic (ZAR) during the late 19th century. At the request of ZAR president Paul Kruger, the NZASM constructed a railway line between Pretoria and Lourenço Marques in Portuguese East Africa (now Maputo in Mozambique).