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Post by John Ashworth » 18 Dec 2007, 06:32

From sar-L 18/12/07

Nathan wrote:Weekend of 16 December 2007. Rovos rail latest 25NC with standard tender number 3440 arrives at Capital Park shed after a week long electric hauled journey from Kimberley. She now joins 3553 as the new locos to the fleet.

There are now a large number of the class 25's in Gauteng, with the class being spread amongst Reef Steamers in Germiston, FOTR and Rovos Rail.

Plans are to get the one NC as a coal burner up and running within three months so as to be able to operate on one of the steam safari operations heading up North via Magaliesburg/Mafeking /Botswana.

Cutting of the class 25s is complete at Kimberley and half the dump at Warrenton is now cut up.

Scrap is sold locally to a company making steel rod reinforcing for buildings, while the lead in the wheel counterweights is sold to another local firm.

Nothing goes to waste.

That's all folks for now.

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