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Hi John,
Thanks again for all the help. I hope to have more info to go on by the end of the weekend.
Deon

Hi :(
Ok I have just found out that the "White" train actually is the BLUE train! Once again my gran had it wrong, God rest her soul.
And that John Jame ULRICH arrived in South Africa by ship when he was 21, so would have been 1901.

But my quiery still stands. How do I find out more about his ...

Thanks guys for all the help you are willing to give.
I hope to have more information by the end of the week. I have also heard that there is a photo on JJ Ulrich and his Fireman next to one of the trains he drove. I hope to have a copy or at least the engine number soon. But alas thats in SA and I ...

I am not sure I am in the right place for the answers to the questions I have. But I have no idea where to start so am hoping you can piont me in the right direction.

I am researching a great grandfather (John James Ulrich) who was a engine driver on steam locomotives in South Africa and it is ...