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Category Archives: Reefsteamers
Caitlyn Visits Reefsteamers
Caitlyn enjoys a trip with me to see what I do. She has been to my office twice and is still convinced I don’t do anything (which is partially true). One fine Saturday morning she decided to come along to … Continue reading
Posted in Dolls, My Twinn Dolls, Personal, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Trains & railways, Tumbling Twinns
Tagged Caitlyn, Class 15F, Class 24NC, Class12AR-1535, Germiston, GMAM Garrett, Reefsteamers, Steama Engine, train, Tumbling Twinns
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Rhodesia Railways DE 1207
DE 1207 is one of 35 diesel locomotives built for Rhodesia Railways by English Electric and the Vulcan Foundry, Newton-le-Willows in 1958. Only two of them are known to have survived, and this particular example is the only one in … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Personal, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Trains & railways
Tagged 1Co-1Co, DE1207, Diesel locomotive, English Electric, NRZ, Reefsteamers, Rhodesia Railways, Zimbabwe
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34-099 and 34-466
One fine day in Magaliesburg, while waiting for the Reefsteamers train to leave, a pair of diesels arrived with cement trucks which they stacked in lines next to the train before being decoupled. It appeared as if 34-466 had broken … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, Reefsteamers, Trains & railways, transportation, West Rand
Tagged 34-099, 34-466, Diesel locomotive, Magaliesburg, Transnet
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C22- Articulated Saloon.
This classic C22 Articulated Saloon is staged at Reefsteamers in Germiston. The idea is that she will be restored to a point that she can be used to house overnight visitors at the depot. Her interior has been changed considerably … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Johannesburg, Personal, Reefsteamers, Trains & railways
Tagged Articulated coach, C-13, Reefeteamers, Saloon, SAR, South African Railways
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GMAM Garratt No.4079 “Lyndie Lou”
Update 15 December 2019: it was announced that the Board of Directors voted that Reefsteamers be placed into voluntary liquidation, with the depot closing on 16 December 2019. When I was young, a Garratt was something you only read about, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Johannesburg, Personal, Reefsteamers, Trains & railways
Tagged Garratt, Germiston, GMAM Garratt No.4079 "Lyndie Lou", Reefsteamers, SAR, South African Railways, train
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Class 25NC -3472 “Elize”
Update 15 December 2019: it was announced that the Board of Directors voted that Reefsteamers be placed into voluntary liquidation, with the depot closing on 16 December 2019. “Elize” was the first steam locomotive I had been behind since 1981, … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Johannesburg, Personal, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Trains & railways
Tagged Class 25NC -3472, Elize, Germiston, heritage rail, Reefsteamers, SAR, South African Railways, Steam engine, train
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Class 15F – 3046 “Janine”
Update 15 December 2019: it was announced that the Board of Directors voted that Reefsteamers be placed into voluntary liquidation, with the depot closing on 16 December 2019. Class 15F 3046 was put back into steam in May 2010 after … Continue reading
Posted in Johannesburg, Personal, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Trains & railways
Tagged 15F-3046, Germiston, heritage rail, Reefsteamers, South African Railways, Steam engine
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Refreshment Coaches
The two refreshment cars Kariega 128 (formerly 8479) and Buffalo 120 (formerly 8480) are laying derelict in the veld in Germiston. These coaches have been around for many years and are amongst the remnants of 20 similar coaches converted from … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Titanic
Tagged Buffalo, C-33 all coupe coach, Catering car, Germiston, Kariega, Reefsteamers, SAR, South African Railways
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Coaches
I admit that I really love coaches. The all pervading memory I have of them is of polished wood, leather, and the smell that an old wooden coach had. Sadly they are usually overlooked in our quest to photograph steam … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Personal, Reefsteamers, sanrasm, Trains & railways
Tagged Breakdown Train, coach, Premier Klasse, Reefsteamers, Saloon, Sanrasm, Sleeper, Sosholoza Meyl, train
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Miscellaneous Trains
Trains spotted here and there in South Africa, often loco’s and sometimes oddities and peculiarities. Special thanks to Ronnie Lovemore for images of the Class 91 Diesels. © DRW 2009-2018. Moved to blog 17/08/2014