Atlantic Rail - Open Day

[allanroy]

Some pictures from today at Monument Station, Cape Town at the Atlantic Rail open day.

[Luca Lategan]

<<I hope you filled in your membership form, Alan!>>

Hi All,
The steam drought of the past two years was finally broken today with the long awaited and widely advertised Atlantic Rail Openday. Although the weather was a bit drabby, the public support was unbelievable, there is definately a market for lots and lots of steam trains in the Western Cape :)

Please find photos attached (not exactly poster material due to the weather)...
#3655 Departs on one of her first trips of the morning, FULL of very happy passengers

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Proof of fire:)

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A very happy driver

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Two cousins side-by-side

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The other main attraction was the vintage London bus, I don't know how these open-deck busses did in London where it rains every day...

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[John Ashworth]

That open top London bus is only for tourists - real Londoners prefer to be inside a closed top bus! I'm no expert but it looks like a Regent Type, which I grew up with in the 1950s and early '60s before the Routemasters took over.

[allanroy]

I noticed that the number plate on the side of the loco is for 3665 but the second 6 has been painted over to make it a 5.

[Luca Lategan]

Crime in South Africa...

[Derek Walker]

Congrats to all involved with this. Its great to see another steamer gracing our rails. I love the vintage coaches BTW. Wow!

[Brett Radloff]

I noticed that the number plate on the side of the loco is for 3665 but the second 6 has been painted over to make it a 5.

Yes, Luca is quite correct - crime in South Africa. So we had to make do with what we had.