De Aar South Africa 1st June 1982

South African Railways

18 Aug 2012

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De Aar South Africa 1st June 1982

SAR Class 25NC 4-8-4 3492 departs north from De Aar station.

01 Jan 2014

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De Aar South Africa 31st May 1982

SAR Class 25NC 4-8-4s 3509 & 3491 come on De Aar shed adding their smoke to the overall atmosphere.

18 Aug 2012

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De Aar South Africa 1st June 1982

SAR Class 25NC 4-8-4 3492 departs north from De Aar station.

18 Sep 2014

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South Africa Pietermaritzburg 24th May 1982

14AR 4-8-2 1920 (NBL 1914) is busy shunting wagons around Mason's Mill shed yard. In the foreground are two other dumped 4-8-2s, 19D 2506 (Krupp 1937) on the left & 14R 1576 on the right.

30 Oct 2014

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South Africa 1st June 1982

SAR 25NC 3426 stops at Oranje Rivier for water and servicing.

30 Oct 2014

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South Africa De Aar 1st June 1982

De Aar station pilot 1236

08 Nov 2014

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Grahamstown South Africa May 1982

South African Railways Class 19D 4-8-2 2756 simmers away on shed at Grahamstown, Eastern Cape. 235 members of this class were produced between 1937 & 1951. Pre-war they were built by mainly German manufacturers but 2756 was one of the 50 19Ds built for SAR by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns (RSH) of Darlington in 1945.

27 May 1982

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Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape South Africa 27th May 1982

North British-built Class 24 2-8-4 3685 stands ready to go off Sydenham shed while behind Class 15AR 4-8-2 2082 leaves a cloud of steam as it sets off to itself leave the depot. Other 15ARs are on shed including 1802 simmering in front of the buildings on the right.

27 May 1982

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Port Elizabeth Eastern Cape South Africa 27th May 1982

Light, shadow & steam. An early morning shot of the steamy atmosphere inside Sydenham loco shed in Port Elizabeth as the engines were being prepared.