The Royal Midlander

[Adelbert Stigling]

Something that came into my possesion given to me by a very good friend just before he passed on that I would like to share.

[Chris Janisch]

A little-known working but highly significant. Steam in Maritzburg ended abruptly due to a serious drought and water restrictions in 1983.
This loco belonged to driver Eddie Edwards and was really clean. She was transferred to Germiston and saw use there for a few years, before being withdrawn in the late eighties. She had a distinctive paint job on her tender, I have some pics of her in Germiston yard. And now one of her numberplates adorns my lounge wall!

[Adelbert Stigling]

A little-known working but highly significant. Steam in Maritzburg ended abruptly due to a serious drought and water restrictions in 1983.
This loco belonged to driver Eddie Edwards and was really clean. She was transferred to Germiston and saw use there for a few years, before being withdrawn in the late eighties. She had a distinctive paint job on her tender, I have some pics of her in Germiston yard. And now one of her numberplates adorns my lounge wall!

Chris - have your pics of her been posted perhaps?

[Chris Janisch]

No, will scan!

[Chris Janisch]

Scanned this old colour print.
2051 in the yard at Germiston, winter 1986.
Saw her first in 1984 at Elansdfontein as I came past on the train from Graaff Reinet, then she looked stunning.
She was withdrawn in 1987 I think.

[Luca Lategan]

Strange how that "voorkom swart rook - avoid black smoke" Sign is still part of Germiston yard afer all these years, safely behind Reefsteamer's electric fence. I should paint those letters again...

[carldasnevesvieira]

Was she scrapped and if so does anyone know when?

Cheers
carlos

[Chris Janisch]

Yes. Scrapped at Germiston I think late 80s.