Dete
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| Dete Dett |
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| Elevation | 1,091 m (3,579.4 ft) |
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| - City | approx 1,000 |
Dete (previously known as Dett) is a small railway re-crewing depot and village on the Bulawayo-Hwange-Victoria Falls railway line, approximately 258 miles north of Bulawayo and 58 miles south of Hwange, situated within the Hwange game reserve.
Not that popular with traincrews stationed there (no proper shopping and education facilities) and slightly isolated, it was a climatic depot which had as an advantage a few benefits such as a daily financial climatic allowance and an extra day paid leave for every month served in a climatic depot. There were several depots recognised as climatic from Dete up northwards.
Nearby was the Kimativi tin mine.
Bulawayo based train crews would book off on arrival at Dete, and Dete or Hwange train crews would work the train further north to Hwange.
This system of trains working was phased out when Diesel locomotives were introduced on the Bulawayo-Victoria Falls railway line.
