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The Return of Steam to the Karoo: Farrail's 2023 South African Tour
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ก.ค. 2023
- After a hiatus of more than 30 years, steam made its triumphant return to the Karoo!
In late June of 2023, Farrail achieved the impossible: steaming a class 25NC for a week long tour on both the Douglas branchline and Kimberley to Bloemfontein line.
This momentous event also marked the first-ever journey of a mighty class 25NC locomotive to Douglas since the line was upgraded from light to heavy track.
In part 1, we see class 25NC, No. 3437, accompanied by its distinctive 'worshond' tender, steaming along the Belmont to Douglas branch on the 26th of June 2023 and returning a day later.
This achievement is truly remarkable and is credit is due to Farrail, the New Cape Central Railway and all other stakeholders involved. Despite facing numerous objections and obstacles, this once-impossible tour has been successfully accomplished.
Farrail's Website:
farrail.com/
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Video by Anthony Attwell
Editing & Images by James Attwell
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Born in Victoria-West, spent my forming years before school in the 60s and early 70s with my dad on the railway lines while he worked for Plasser, places like Beaufort West, De Aar, De Put, Merriman, Hutchinson, Three Sisters, Leeu-Gamka... I remember playing next to the lines when the Class 25 Condensers thundered by. I remember my fathers cousin, Oom Boet, driving die steel Kyalami between De Aar and Kimberley. I remember a skinny fireman named "Veerpoot" on Beaufort West. I remember innocent simplicity. I remember...
Great memories! Wish I could have seen it too!
Amazing.
More astounding is that the tracks are still all there.
Beautiful none the less
Wow Wow Wow. What a fantastic watch. Only but fond memories for me. Thanks a million for sharing 👍👌😀
truly a thing of beauty. I grew up in KZN towards the end of steam; we didn't see many of the 'big boys' like the 15F or the 25c/NC, more Garretts and 19Ds (on the branch lines). Amazing machines, all of them.
Nothing like South African steam!
@@JamesAttwellPhotography true that. We have a fair bit of South African steam here in New Zealand. The 15Fs though, are too heavy for the rail!
Ah yes, I rode on ol’ Wesley when I was 7 years old and still admire it every time we see it on the old mainline.
Beautiful monster.
The best of the best!
Beautiful and powerful.
Pragtig,verlang baie,baie na daardie jare😢😢
Thank you so very much for this, so nostalgic.
Thank you for watching!
Like the old days
Wish we had it everyday again!
Looks like a scene from the 1980s
Could easily have been!
Ek stem saam daardie Lokomotive het die ANC op gestny vir skroot metaal want op daardie spesivieke lyn kan net 'n 19 klas gery het want die spoore is te lug vir so 'n swaar Lokomotive.
Why so slow for a 25NC ?
With the degradation rate the country's rail is in. From Sanral, Transnet to the wrong size Chinese locos.
I'm not surprised Steam is making a return.