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For those that like steam locomotives

The Welsh Highland Railway is a good day out - they have a couple of Beyer-Garratts which also saw service in South Africa
 
RogerL said:
The Welsh Highland Railway is a good day out - they have a couple of Beyer-Garratts which also saw service in South Africa
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Where we lived in Pinetown in Kazulu-Natal, the yard was full of old steam locomotives. They were in good running condition till being parked up there.
 
Buckman said:
Where we lived in Pinetown in Kazulu-Natal, the yard was full of old steam locomotives. They were in good running condition till being parked up there.
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I believe the plentiful supply of cheap coal kept South Africa using steam locomotives long after most countries had switched to diesel or electric.
 
RogerL said:
I believe the plentiful supply of cheap coal kept South Africa using steam locomotives long after most countries had switched to diesel or electric.
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I am fairly sure they still have a number of coal fire electricity coal fired generators. Probably the majority of the population still have coal fires?
 
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