150 Year Commemorative Train-the return

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Chris Janisch
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150 Year Commemorative Train-the return

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While Chamdor was dying over the Heritage Weekend, Cullinan was very much alive.
Here is the sequence on the return to Pretoria..
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False start for photographers
False start for photographers
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Nathan Berelowitz keeps a watch out while driver Cliff Petzer backs the loco down
Nathan Berelowitz keeps a watch out while driver Cliff Petzer backs the loco down
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Trainman has stoked the fire and she is HOT!
Trainman has stoked the fire and she is HOT!
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First view from Cullinan koppie
First view from Cullinan koppie
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Onto the section where the 15F derailed..
Onto the section where the 15F derailed..
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Coasting into Raytontown
Coasting into Raytontown
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And blasting up the horseshoe bend into Rayton station.
And blasting up the horseshoe bend into Rayton station.
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The changing face of the Rissik-Loftus section. My childhood trainspotting zone has been transformed by the arrival of the Gautrain.
The changing face of the Rissik-Loftus section. My childhood trainspotting zone has been transformed by the arrival of the Gautrain.
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Back at Hermanstad in the late afternoon
Back at Hermanstad in the late afternoon
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The crew line up after presentation of special badges.
The crew line up after presentation of special badges.
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Chris Janisch
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Joined: 25 Jan 2007, 13:10
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Re: 150 Year Commemorative Train-the return

Post by Chris Janisch »

And one correction, it is Nathan and Cliff, the old team, backing the loco down. This partnership is also a heritage item, not far off 150 years old!
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