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Tag Archives: Class 12AR-1535
The End of Reefsteamers?
It was with shock that that I read the following this morning. === REEFSTEAMERS – CEASING OF OPERATIONS === It is with sadness that I must announce that as of this evening, the Germiston-based Reefsteamers Association NPC will no longer … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, East Rand, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Personal, Pretoria, Reefsteamers, Retrospective, South Africa
Tagged Class 12AR-1535, heritage rail. steam engine, Locomotive, Reefsteamers, Steam engine, Susan
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Linesiding 12AR-1535
One of my all time favourite steam engines in South Africa is 12AR-1535 “Susan”. The pair of us go a long way back to my days when I worked in Germiston. Like me, she is still around, albeit she is … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Magaliesburg, Personal, Reefsteamers, Retrospective, South Africa
Tagged Class 12AR-1535, Linesiding, Magaliesburg, Reefsteamers, SAR, South African Railways, Susan, train, video
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