Braamfontein Vapour Depot

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Derek Walker
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Braamfontein Vapour Depot

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I had to go past the vapour depot in Braamfontein and shot a few pics through the fence. The nice find was one of the steam heaters in its original colours, but getting a decent pic of it was almost impossible
Steam heater in SAR colours
Steam heater in SAR colours
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Morne Bothma
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Re: Braamfontein Vapour Depot

Post by Morne Bothma »

You are very lucky if you get one of these steam cars working properly on a journey during winter months. Been doing a lot of journeys during winter months where it often goes below freezing at night and these very seldom work properly! I guess it is due to poor maintenance.
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