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Tag Archives: Steam engine
Loco Motion
Yesterday while rooting for images I found some that rang many bells in my head. The events surrounding the closure of SANRASM (South African National Railways and Steam Museum) in Ranfontein have long faded into history. The remnants scattered around … Continue reading
Posted in Collections and Museums, Heritage, Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, South Africa, Transportation
Tagged Avonside, Coal, Eskom, Henschel, Hunslet, Kitty, power station, Steam engine, train
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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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