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Tag Archives: Locomotive
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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Reefsteamers Gallery (2)
I was fortunate enough to be able to take lots of photographs at the Reefsteamers depot in Germiston, and have quite a collection, taken roughly between April 2009 till Sept 2011. This is the first page of two gallery pages. … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Personal, Photo Essay, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Transportation
Tagged Germiston, heritage rail, Locomotive, Reefsteamers, Steam engine, train
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Reefsteamers Gallery (1)
I was fortunate enough to be able to take lots of photographs at the Reefsteamers depot in Germiston, and have quite a collection, taken roughly between April 2009 till Sept 2011. This is the first page of two gallery pages. … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, East Rand, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Johannesburg, Personal, Photo Essay, Reefsteamers, Retrospective, South Africa, Transportation
Tagged Germiston, heritage rail, Locomotive, Reefsteamers, South African Railways, Steam engine, train
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Cotswold Festival of Steam
Yes indeed, I spent the day at the Cotswold Festival of Steam held on the Gloucestershire Warwickshire Steam Railway (aka The Honeybourne Line). This will be the fourth time I have travelled on this heritage railway, and it is quite an … Continue reading
Posted in Cheltenham, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photowalks, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Cheltenham Race Course, GWSR, heritage rail, Locomotive, Steam engine, Toddington, train, Winchcombe
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SANRASM. 1 Year later.
When I first moved out to the West Rand my latent interest in trains became much greater because of the ease with which I could theoretically see them. There were also places to see that had them, and as such … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Reefsteamers, South Africa
Tagged Chamdor, Locomotive, museum, neglect, preservation, railways, Randfontein, Sanrasm, Steam engine, train
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