New Great Train Race in KwaZulu-Natal

[John Ashworth]

GREAT TRAIN RACE

Railways Africa On September 14, 2011 In South Africa

Race events between steam trains and road runners have been held in past years both in Witbank and Port Elizabeth. Now KwaZulu-Natal is getting in on the act with a “Great Train Race” taking place between Inchanga and Hillcrest on Saturday 24 September 2011. Groups of athletes are to compete in a relay road race against Umgeni Steam Railway’s class 3BR on a passenger train. No 1486 was supplied together with nine similar 4-8-2 locos by the North British Locomotive company in Glasgow in 1912.