Tshwane Xplorer 26th April 2009

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Tshwane Xplorer 26th April 2009

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Photos and captions by Nathan Berelowitz 26th April 2009
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19D 2650 stands at the head of her Pienaarsrivier locol train. This service was in its last days, prior to dieselisation and final withdrawal of the service. Seen here picking up passengers at Pretoria North.<br /><br />That's how it used to look in the early 1970's, and so nice that FOTR have retained the colour scheme and type of coaching set, so typical of the steam suburban period throughout the country.
19D 2650 stands at the head of her Pienaarsrivier locol train. This service was in its last days, prior to dieselisation and final withdrawal of the service. Seen here picking up passengers at Pretoria North.

That's how it used to look in the early 1970's, and so nice that FOTR have retained the colour scheme and type of coaching set, so typical of the steam suburban period throughout the country.
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Fascinated passengers use the short stop period at Pretoria North to come examine the locomotive. Questions from: &quot;How much coal do you use?&quot;, &quot;Wherenis the steering wheel!&quot;, &quot;How far do you travel on the coal?&quot;, to &quot;Whats your name, Stoker!&quot; are the order of the day. To get them back on board needs quite a bit of coaxing. Long Live Steam Travel!!
Fascinated passengers use the short stop period at Pretoria North to come examine the locomotive. Questions from: "How much coal do you use?", "Wherenis the steering wheel!", "How far do you travel on the coal?", to "Whats your name, Stoker!" are the order of the day. To get them back on board needs quite a bit of coaxing. Long Live Steam Travel!!
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Waiting for the green light at Pretoria North, sees 2650 ready to go on her last leg home
Waiting for the green light at Pretoria North, sees 2650 ready to go on her last leg home
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