19D Steam locomotive - fooling around at Capital Park Depot on Father's Day

Between 1937 and 1949, the South African Railways placed 235 Class 19D steam locomotives with a 4-8-2 Mountain type wheel arrangement in service.

[@ericcameron6201]

One of my fondest memories as a fireman was relieving at Klipplaat in 1958. Fired to Oudtshoorn on a 19D number 3340 and returned the following day on the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth express passenger train, a trip to remember.

[@thejdmguru621]

People don’t understand how massive the Class 19 is in person. We made REALLY big engines compared to the gauge they were made for.
I wonder how many of those engines on the side are either going to be restored or scrapped🤔

[@RodCurrin]

This brought back happy memories of a time long ago when I visited there and rode on the footplate to the coaling stage to take on coal and then shunt the Rovos train into the station.

[@earthfirechannel]

The video of coal stage will follow soon

[@RodCurrin]

@@earthfirechannel Great! I don't suppose it will include footage of a train going up the coal stage? That seems to be the Holy Grail of train footage!

[@RodCurrin]

@@earthfirechannel Love it! I was the 3rd Like!