FOTR of yesteryear?

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Steve Appleton
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FOTR of yesteryear?

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FOTR in years gone past perhaps? FOTR running in a London smog maybe? Could be a scene from the 1950s if the clothes were not so modern.
Taken by myself at Pretoria's Rissik station on 24 June 2012 during a "smoke" break.
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If it was taken in 1012 then it really was yesteryear! OK, I know, it was a simple typo.

B&W photos are very atmospheric.

Is all the smog on the platform from the loco or is most of it from the smokers amongst the passengers?
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No typo. It really WAS taken in June 2012!
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Reread your original post - it actually says "June 1012", not "2012"!
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Very nice shot and so atmospheric.
On a sad note, driver Manie Neethling passed away in a motorcycle accident this past weekend. He often drove FOTR trains and such as these in the early days.
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