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Tag Archives: Steam engine
Wallace (Wally) Arnold Oakes GC.
Wallace (Wally) Arnold Oakes (23/04/1932 – 12/06/1965), a traindriver with British Rail, was awarded the George Cross posthumously for his bravery on 5th June 1965. The Citation, recorded in the London Gazette published on 15 October 1965, Supplement: 43793, Page: … Continue reading
Posted in George Cross, Heritage, Memorials elsewhere, Military, Outside RSA, Trains & railways, United Kingdom
Tagged British Rail, GC, George Cross, grave, Steam engine, train, Wally Oakes GC
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Class 19D-2650 “Cheugnette”
lass 19D – 2650 “Cheugnette” is one of a batch built by the Friedland Krupp Works in Germany in 1938. She has a Vanderbilt Torpedo tender and 235 of these locomotives were built. She is operated by Friends of the … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Personal, South Africa, Trains & railways
Tagged Cheugnette, Class 19D-2650, Cullinan, Friends of the Rail, heritage rail, Pretoria, Steam engine, train, Tswane Exploere
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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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Live Steamers
Before I came to the UK I lived very close to the Rand Society of Model Engineers that meets at Len Rutter Park in Florida. I used to do a quick look around whenever I saw they were open and … Continue reading
Posted in Personal, sanrasm, Trains & railways, West Rand
Tagged Len Rutter Park, Live Steam, miniature railway, Rand Society of Model Engineers, RSME, Steam engine
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Class 12AR-1535 “Susan”
My favourite locomotive; Susan, was a regular on my daily trips to work when I was stationed at Germiston Telecomms Depot during 1985/86. She usually lived on a short spur at the end of the mainline platform and served as … Continue reading
Posted in East Rand, Heritage, Reefsteamers, South Africa, Trains & railways, transportation
Tagged 12AR, 12AR 1535, 1535, Germiston, Magliesberg, Reefsteamers, SAR, Steam engine, Susan, train
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Plinthed Locomotives
There are quite a few plinthed locos in South Africa, but they are really an endangered species if the current rate of scrap metal theft is anything to go by. A number of people contributed to this page, and I … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, James Hall Transport Museum, Johannesburg, Trains & railways
Tagged 10BR, 8A-1106, Benoni Museum, Elizabeth, Ermelo, Florida Junction, George, Heronmere, James Hall Transport Museum, JHTM, Plinthed Locomotives, Roodepoort Station, Steam engine, UItenhage Railway Museum
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Wardale modified Class 19D-2644
This locomotive, a 19D (2644) was modified by SAR Assistant Mechanical Engineer, David Wardale in 1979, and she was the precursor of the famous Class 26 “Red Devil“. Also known as “Spookie”, her days of service ended prematurely in 1984. … Continue reading
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Tagged 19D, 19d-2644, preservation, Sanrasm, SAR, South African Railways, Spookie, Steam engine, Wardale
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Plinthed Loco’s (Outeniqua Transport Museum)
These photographs of the Outeniqua Transport Museum are courtesy of Ronnie Lovemore, and were taken in December 2008 and a number of changes have occurred since then. The museum can be found at Google Earth co-ordinates 33° 57.777’S, 22° 28.415’E. … Continue reading
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Tagged George, Locomotive, Outeniqua Transport Museum, SAR, South African Railways, Steam engine
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Heidelberg Transport Museum
The Heidelberg Transport Museum is really a museum stuck in limbo. Its funds withdrawn many years ago, its major collection disposed of, there are only 5 vintage coaches and a steam engine left. It has been closed for a number … Continue reading
Posted in Heritage, Personal, South Africa, Trains & railways, transportation
Tagged Diner, dining saloon, Dining Saloon Illovo, Heidelberg Transport Museum, NZASM, SAR, Steam engine, train
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