Sisonke on Morning Live on Friday

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Sisonke on Morning Live on Friday

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Chris Janisch wrote:Believe from Dudley Smith that the first commercial departure of the Sisonke Stimela from Creighton to Underberg will be broadcast live on Morning Live, TV2, Friday morning between 6-9am. Unfortunately it is diesel-hauled due to fire risk. This train carries mostly journalists and guests as a promo exercise.
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An oil fired loco is required there. In fact each preservation group should have an oil fired loco or a heritage diesel for such incidents.
And no its not that expensive if the conversion is carried out correctly and the correct fuel type is used.
That said its good to see the train running.
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