On Saturday morning the Rovos Rail electric units went out for a run for driver certification. FOTR assisted them with steam power to haul the units from the shed to the wire and back again.
Photos by John Ashworth, 04 September 2010
Panties down, steam up
- John Ashworth
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Panties down, steam up
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- Points are changed to set the road as the electric units reach the end of their journey under their own power
- rovos_IMG_3624.JPG (81.84 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- The crew confer while electric traction waits to be rescued by steam
- rovos_IMG_3625.JPG (92.6 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- 2650 approaches the electric units
- rovos_IMG_3626.JPG (75.19 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- "Coupling, coupling..."
- rovos_IMG_3627.JPG (87.06 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Coupled on
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- The pantograph comes down
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- The load begins to move
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- Clear of the wires
- rovos_IMG_3631.JPG (69.43 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Gabor looks over his shoulder
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- The back of the driver's head, the side of a 19D and the front of an electric unit
- rovos_IMG_3633.JPG (55.24 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Setting back onto the headshunt at the extreme eastern end of the CPK site
- rovos_IMG_3634.JPG (90.09 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- The forward view is rather better than on a steam loco!
- rovos_IMG_3637.JPG (42.21 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- The inside has been painted red
- rovos_IMG_3636.JPG (52.99 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Cliff on the radio
- rovos_IMG_3638.JPG (63.59 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Cliff guides Gabor forwards
- rovos_IMG_3639.JPG (62.77 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- One of Rovos Rail's 25NCs can be seen between the two units
- rovos_IMG_3641.JPG (67.33 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- 2650 propels the load into the shed
- rovos_IMG_3642.JPG (55.42 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Electric units safely home, 2650 is about to depart
- rovos_IMG_3643.JPG (59.6 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
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- Driver Cliff Petzer signs off. Cliff was already certified for steam, diesel and electric traction and rode with as a pilot
- rovos_IMG_3645.JPG (72.83 KiB) Viewed 1886 times
- Stefan Andrzejewski
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Re: Panties down, steam up
They have really done these 5E's up splendidly, except for the Red interior. Does this not interfere with the drivers vision.I would like to turn one of my Lima 5E's into Rovos Colours.
- Andreas Umnus
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Re: Panties down, steam up
Interesting picture report.