Rovos - blue coach
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Rovos - blue coach
Photos and captions by Nathan Berelowitz 13th July 2008
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- Latest addition to the Rovos fleet. This new coach sent up from Port Elizabeth, and converted to a lounge car, looks like the next addition to his fleet. Although heavily rusted, and seemingly used as a plinthed restaurant car, the vehicle will soon be put back into running condition. Anyone know anything about this coach?
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- Very nice conversion. Now if only we...
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- Any one know her history?
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Re: Rovos - blue coach
Hi, "RBCT" stands for Richards Bay Coal Terminal. On the cover of the book "Electric and Diesel Locomotives of South Africa" by Bernard Zurnamer is a picture of a Class 36 Diesel with the same RBCT logo on it's side so I think the coach was used by them some time ago. For what i'm not sure...
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Re: Rovos - blue coach
Nathan - can you get a set of full external pics - if it is not repainted......
May be a last change for a photographic record of this scheme.
May be a last change for a photographic record of this scheme.
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Re: Rovos - blue coach
Thanks for the info. I will try get some pics, but Kev, if you come down for the weekend work party, we can ask John to let you into the Rovos area and get some pics!
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Hint hint.
I am still pretty sick with this virus and also working on some other FOTR stuff, but if the weather is warmer and the health better...............
I am still pretty sick with this virus and also working on some other FOTR stuff, but if the weather is warmer and the health better...............
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Re: Rovos - blue coach
I'll need to check out the Hercules site when I get back from Kenya and hopefully before Saturday, but I think we'll need some help there with non-specialist and fairly light tasks, eg painting. Tom and I are planning to spend most of Saturday there, but extra hands will be welcome.