South African Steam - 1972.

Evening All,

I'm never quite sure whether messages regarding South Africa should be posted to the International or Narrow Gauge forums as they qualify under both headings! However, although not preservation related, I have put some more of my pictures from a 1972 visit On Flickr; these are of both 3'6 and 2' gauge lines. All steam of course in those days!

Anyway, if anyone would like to have a look, this is the first picture in the Photostream. Clicking on it will enlarge it and take you to the others :


R4273. 15AR at Glenconnor. 31st August, 1972. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

There still lots of pictures awaiting scanning, so I hope that they are of interest.

 

My pleasure Martin and Ralph.

 

Morning All,

I have now added a further batch of pictures from my 1972 tour of South Africa to Flickr. These include some pictures of the gruelling and tortuous climb over the spectacular Lootsberg Pass. This is the first one in the Photostream :


R4352. GEA Garratt at Midlandia. 2nd September,1972. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

More to come in the fullness of time.

 

Evening All,

The most recent additions to my pictures of South African steam in 1972 are shots taken at De Aar MPD and on the double track main line between De Aar and Kimberley. Needless to say the Class 25 condensing locomotives and the 25NC non-condensing locomotives, both massive 4-8-4s, feature strongly. There are other types as well though. If anyone would like to have a look, this is the first one in the Photostream :


R4434. Class 25s at Britsville. 4th September,1972. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

They can also be found in this collection :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157640549170464/

Still more to follow in due course. Hope I'm not boring you!

 

Afternoon All,

Another batch of pictures from South Africa in 1972 has found its way onto Flickr. Beaconsfield and Bloemfontein Loco Sheds feature this time, together with a few shots from the line in between. This is the first picture in the Photostream :


R4529. 16DA Pacific 877 at Bloemfontein. 6th September,1972. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

They can also be found in this collection :

http://www.flickr.com/photos/train-pix/sets/72157640983298765/

 

Afternoon All,

The last of my South African pictures are now on Flickr and this is the first one in the Photostream :


R4645. Class 15F on the Beitbridge line. 9th September,1972. by Ron Fisher, on Flickr

Such a shame that it's all now history.

 

Brings back many memories for me...one, being arrested at Kimberly for photographing the loco yard there.....they thought we were spies...

 

We were only stopped by the police on one occasion, but once they realized we were from overseas and had gone all that way to see their steam engines they were fine and wished us a good holiday.