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Tag Archives: Steam engine
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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Not the Steam Festival we were looking for
Today (22 June) was supposed to be the Model Steam Rally held by the – Model Steam Road Vehicle Society (MSRVS). Unfortunately a group of “travellers” descended on the town and were flooded out of their camp site. They then … Continue reading
Posted in Gloucestershire, Heritage, Hobbies and Interests, Personal, Photo Essay, Retrospective, Tewkesbury, Transportation, United Kingdom
Tagged Mini-steam, MSRVS, rally, steam, Steam engine, steam roller, Tewkesbury
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Retrospective: By train to Magaliesburg 12AR-1535
One of the more obscure centenary celebrations coming up is that of 12AR-1535 “Susan”. This steam engine is the only remaining member of the SAR Class 12AR in the world, as well as being Reefsteamers’ oldest operating locomotive and the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage Rail, Hobbies and Interests, Magaliesburg, Personal, Photowalks, Reefsteamers, Retrospective, South Africa, Transportation, West Rand
Tagged Class12AR-1535, excursion, Krugersdorp, Magaliesburg, Reefsteamers, Roodepoort, Steam engine, train
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