Midnight Freight 1974: 5918 in her heyday

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Midnight Freight 1974: 5918 in her heyday

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Photos and captions from Kevin Patience, 1974
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This is 5918 in its heyday.... about to depart from Mombasa Docks at midnight in 1974 with self and Kirpal...
This is 5918 in its heyday.... about to depart from Mombasa Docks at midnight in 1974 with self and Kirpal...
Here's another .. the most memorable thing about this trip was we broke the claw coupler as we set off up the gradient out of Kilindini docks and ended up swopping the front one for the broken one..
Here's another .. the most memorable thing about this trip was we broke the claw coupler as we set off up the gradient out of Kilindini docks and ended up swopping the front one for the broken one..
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Re: Midnight Freight 1974: 5918 in her heyday

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Amazing stuff. Something different and just watch the glow of the oil burning in the ashpan area.
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