NZASM_SWL_016

These objects being part of the larger NZASM endeavour, fall under the generic NZASM statement of significance, but specifically are also unique extant examples of their type. Their importance lies in their associations with South Africa's community, heritage, and is considered uncommon, rare and endangered; they have the potential to yield information for understanding; as objects they demonstrate principal characteristics; have particular aesthetic characteristics; demonstrate a high degree of technical achievement; have strong and special associations with both historic and contemporaneous communities; have a special association with the life and work of an important organisation and its associated persons; all as they relate to the culture of South Africa and her international cultural historic affiliates. These gantries, form an array, their particular significance being that they were constructed from original NZASM rail tracks.