Witbank 2007 - on our way there by Chris Janisch

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Witbank Marathon Day 2 - photos and captions by Chris Janisch, 24/08/07
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Rayton departure. Locos are freshly greased for the climb to Forfar.
Rayton departure. Locos are freshly greased for the climb to Forfar.
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Charging the grade. The hills of Panpoort are alive with coalsmoke once more.
Charging the grade. The hills of Panpoort are alive with coalsmoke once more.
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Ready for the climb. Two steam locos about to depart from Panpoort with their classic rake of heritage stock.
Ready for the climb. Two steam locos about to depart from Panpoort with their classic rake of heritage stock.
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The old and the new. Veteran driver and locomotive hand over the reins to the newer breed, witnessed by the hills of Panpoort.
The old and the new. Veteran driver and locomotive hand over the reins to the newer breed, witnessed by the hills of Panpoort.
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The doubleheader is halted for signals just before Panpoort on the morning of 24 August.
The doubleheader is halted for signals just before Panpoort on the morning of 24 August.
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Witbank Marathon Day 2 continued - more photos and captions by Chris Janisch, 24/08/07
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Bronkhorstspruit departure. Not quite the Red Devil but the scene is the same, 24 years later.
Bronkhorstspruit departure. Not quite the Red Devil but the scene is the same, 24 years later.
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Danville moerskon. Nathan recalls how it was at Bronkhorstspruit in 1975.
Danville moerskon. Nathan recalls how it was at Bronkhorstspruit in 1975.
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Cab view. Half the work is done; a short break before continuing to Witbank.
Cab view. Half the work is done; a short break before continuing to Witbank.
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Flower collector. Steve Smith with his prize bunch of Bronkhorstspruit blackjacks, picked and donated by CA Janisch.
Flower collector. Steve Smith with his prize bunch of Bronkhorstspruit blackjacks, picked and donated by CA Janisch.
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Time for a breather. The train trundles down into Bronkhorstspruit, viewed from a new overbridge.
Time for a breather. The train trundles down into Bronkhorstspruit, viewed from a new overbridge.
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August on the Highveld. The bleakness sowed by the harsh winter is broken by the passage of a steam train.
August on the Highveld. The bleakness sowed by the harsh winter is broken by the passage of a steam train.
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Witbank Marathon Day 2 continued - yet more photos and captions by Chris Janisch, 24/08/07
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Away to the east. 2650 and 2056 roll out of Balmoral.
Away to the east. 2650 and 2056 roll out of Balmoral.
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Palm Friday. Steam traction returns from the wilderness, to the now deserted station of Balmoral.
Palm Friday. Steam traction returns from the wilderness, to the now deserted station of Balmoral.
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Little town of Balmoral. The only things worth looking at on 24 August- this and the train.
Little town of Balmoral. The only things worth looking at on 24 August- this and the train.
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