Bela Bela October 2007 - 1

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Bela Bela October 2007 - 1

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On 28th October 2007 FOTR ran a train to Bela Bela, Marula and Nylstroom. For a report on the trip, see http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/ ... ?f=1&t=689

Here are some photos and text by ace FOTR photographer Chris Janisch
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Having just left Pretoria North, 2650 runs easily past my old stamping ground of Onderstepoort, alongside a lush lucerne field.
Having just left Pretoria North, 2650 runs easily past my old stamping ground of Onderstepoort, alongside a lush lucerne field.
Just past the defunct Bon Accord station and squatter camp, 2650 has an encounter with a railbakkie and track maintenance gang.
Just past the defunct Bon Accord station and squatter camp, 2650 has an encounter with a railbakkie and track maintenance gang.
Pools of water evident from the previous 2 days' rain, on the platform at Pyramid.
Pools of water evident from the previous 2 days' rain, on the platform at Pyramid.
Two forms of power meet, both shedding steam into the cool morning air. One form of power is transferred to the overhead wires, the other to the reciprocating wheels underneath them.
Two forms of power meet, both shedding steam into the cool morning air. One form of power is transferred to the overhead wires, the other to the reciprocating wheels underneath them.
Cheugnette is racing up the short gradient at Vasfontein before dropping down to Hammanskraal, using only a breath of steam.
Cheugnette is racing up the short gradient at Vasfontein before dropping down to Hammanskraal, using only a breath of steam.
The Warmbaths Trundler coasts along past farmlands irrigated by the Apies River, and the good rains.
The Warmbaths Trundler coasts along past farmlands irrigated by the Apies River, and the good rains.
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