Steelpoort
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John Middleton
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Steelpoort
Went out onto the Lydenburg branch during my last trip to SA (25 August 2007) and found this spot about 10 km from Steelpoort (30 minutes before sunset), steeply downhill and wouldn't have given it a second look in steam days !
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
Re: Steelpoort
John,
Thhat is a really nice shot - nice to see an engine shot that includes a sizable slice of the countryside as a setting! I keep remembering to do this sort of thing, but only after I have taken the shot and zoomed in too much!
Thhat is a really nice shot - nice to see an engine shot that includes a sizable slice of the countryside as a setting! I keep remembering to do this sort of thing, but only after I have taken the shot and zoomed in too much!
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Adelbert Stigling
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Re: Steelpoort
l was Station Master at Steelpooort from February to August 1971 Before l went to Bityi in The Transkei.
Those days there was a GO garratt stationed at Steelpoort with two drivers and two fireman that opperated it 24/7 it only ran between Steelpoort and Burgersfort with 8 bogies loaded with chrome or vanadium as a full load with 9 bogies it could not get over the mountain.
The one driver was Johan Geldenhuys and he took my late dad, who was a fanatic steam lover, on a trip with him early the morning to Burgersfort and back. The first four miles out of Steelpoort the speed hardly reached walking speed and they could get of and walk beside the garratt and watch it working
Adelbert
Those days there was a GO garratt stationed at Steelpoort with two drivers and two fireman that opperated it 24/7 it only ran between Steelpoort and Burgersfort with 8 bogies loaded with chrome or vanadium as a full load with 9 bogies it could not get over the mountain.
The one driver was Johan Geldenhuys and he took my late dad, who was a fanatic steam lover, on a trip with him early the morning to Burgersfort and back. The first four miles out of Steelpoort the speed hardly reached walking speed and they could get of and walk beside the garratt and watch it working
Adelbert
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John Ashworth
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Re: Steelpoort
Adelbert, welcome to our forum - I believe this is your first post. It looks as if you have a lot of interesting information and we look forward to hearing a lot more from you.
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Kevin Wilson-Smith
Re: Steelpoort
Adelbert - welcome., and thanks for the interesting info. Do not hesitate to add your bit!