(PRM)039
Pieter Meintjes is situated on the Cape Western Mainline in the Karoo 185miles from Cape Town. In the mid 1950's it was necessary to lengthen of the all the stations between Touwsriver and De Aar. This station was equipped with a lever frame of 20 levers, and had Backstroke Locking on the Home Signals. Van Schoor System was in operation to Konstabel (with Interworking to Tweedside) & Bantams (with interworking to Memorial). By the mid 1980's, all the stations along this section were closed, and C.T.C. came into operation.