Of course it was meant to be a Cullinan trip, but sleepers were stolen from the Cullinan branch yet again so we could only go as far as Rayton, where the passengers went on to Cullinan by bus.
Photos by John Ashworth, 4th May 2013
Rayton trip 4th May 2013
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John Ashworth
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Rayton trip 4th May 2013
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- 3664 stands at Eerste Fabrieke, where the route is reduced to single line with pilot working due to construction ahead. We had to wait there for more than one hour, as Metro trains had priority over us, and there seemed to be rather a lot of them.
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- Driver Gabor takes the opportunity to hard-grease the loco.
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- One of the Metro trains which delayed us.
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- And another.
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- But the passengers remained happy!
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- 3664 stands on the shunting neck at Rayton to clean fire. There are no overhead wires on this short siding, so servicing the loco can be done safely.
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- Don't be fooled by the water column - it doesn't work!
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- 3664 runs round her train at Rayton. The water tank is now at the back of the train.
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- The unusual sight of 3664 hauling her train tender first through Panpoort en route back to Hermanstad
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Nathan Berelowitz
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Re: Rayton trip 4th May 2013
Nice report back. Thanks to all for the love and labour!