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Found these freq years ago thought they might be of interest, as it helps to know exactly when a train is leaving a particular station. Used a modified FM radio to pick them up nowadays a radio scanner is far easier. 143.08 Mhz - Voorbaai to Oudtshoorn (Oudtshoorn radio control) Cannot remember the...

Video clip of the inside of the Class 39-200
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fd0IGKu ... re=related

Off topic - but on topic Not much of an image of the Premiere, installed the owl webcam in the Botanical Gardens in George. As you can see the infra-red webcam is installed in an old pine tree, with a wireless link to a mountain high site 10km away. Female owl started nesting on the 7th Aug 2009 and...

http://www.theherald.co.za/gardenroute/article.aspx?id=429131 PRIVATE investors could soon be invited into negotiations regarding the future of the iconic Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe train. Western Cape Finance, Tourism and Economic Development MEC Alan Winde said yesterday he was in advanced talks with Tra...

That is really sounding positive news,I past one of the Knysna refuse removal trucks on the N2 close to the airport and this used to be done by rail, looks like that service might be resumed. Knysna dump is full and the refuse is taken close to the station where Ozone is infused to kill off bacteria...

What a site to see the OCT running behind steam loco 2649

Took a fantastic video this Friday of the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe at Klein Brak, Great Brak, Outeniqua siding and entering George. Have to purchase the video editing software first then upload to Youtube.com Hopefully a local or foreign investor can step up and take over the operation and make it profit...

Fanie what time was the Premiere Classe passing thru must have been 2am roughly

Double headed light engine to Voorbaai, lets hope it runs steam tomorrow.
as it is on the Winter schedule not running every day.

Searched Google - no photos online of this model and no image on the EMD Diesels website and Transnet Rail Engineering Maybe we should install a Webcam to see what comes in and out of Koedoespoort Google Maps position of TRE in Koedoespoort, Pretoria These units were assembled, painted and tested at...

Just come back from Voorbaai hauling a special ? 19:25


20:01 hrs

Still hauled by the Class 32 diesel no steam as yet that I have seen on the Midafricam webcam - very sad. http://www.theherald.co.za/article.aspx?id=404132 The Choo-Tjoe will run until end June 2009/03/26 Cathy Dippnall GARDEN ROUTE CORRESPONDENT The Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe will keep running until the e...

When you look at Richard Niven's youtube contribution of the Red Devil this is really sad how this
country views items of heritage- I suppose its lack of interest then cost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVYS7xj3eic&NR=1

Here are some of my locations that I use I am sure their are more http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&lr=lang_en&hl=en&t=h&msa=0&msid=118310319854879803669.000455d2023bebe16a23d&ll=-34.066028,22.309113&spn=0.200507,0.44632&z=12 Yellow Markers: George to Mossel Bay ...

Found these freq years ago thought they might be of interest, as it helps to know exactly when a train is leaving a particular station. Used a modified FM radio to pick them up nowadays a radio scanner is far easier. 143.08 Mhz - Voorbaai to Oudtshoorn (Oudtshoorn radio control) Cannot remember the ...