Congratulations to Exco Member, Steve Smith for passing his drivers' exam!
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Caption: The morning summers' sun glare stream across the front of "Cheugnette" , FotR's Class 19D - No. 2650, as she stands waiting to start the days activities.
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Caption: It's 06H00, and it is still quiet around 2650
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Caption: A quiet scene, as 2650 stands stabled next to her train for the day, at the eastern end of Hermanstad station.
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Caption: The usual pause at Eerste Fabrieke station
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FotR Footplate Staff and rain crew, together with PRASA staff wait for the necessary exchange of documents, for the single-line working through to Pienaarspoort.
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Caption: Steam Locomotive Examiner, Coen Pretorius, takes in some of the atmosphere at Eerste Fabrieke station, as the footplate crew prepare 2650 for departure.
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Caption: Shortly after arriving at Rayton
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Caption: Gathering for a brief ceremony, while a few passengers dis-embark from the train to visit a private local game-lodge, near Rayton.
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Caption: Steam Locomotive Examiner, Coen Pretorius congratulates FotR's newly qualified steam locomotive Driver - Steve Smith. Cliff Avis (right), FotR's Train Operating Rules Lecturer, looks on from the side, while Fireman Tony Attwell watches from the cab window.
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Caption: Fireman Tony Attwell, removes the "Wooden Train Staff" from the train staff box at Rayton Station.
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Caption: Cliff Avis (left), FotR's Train Operating Rules lecturer shares a moment with Steve Smith (right), a newly qualified steam locomotive driver!
Congratulations Steve Smith.
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Caption: "Cheugnette" SAR Class 19D - No. 2650, shortly after arriving at Cullinan station!
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Caption: Tony Attwell, gets busy hard greasing the coupling-rod bearings while the passengers disembark from the train at Cullinan station.
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Caption: Newly qualified steam locomotive driver, Steve Smith, holds the brake handle of 2650 steady, as his train rolls downgrade from Capital Park to Hercules, on return working back from Cullinan.
