Gerhard Lesch
Gerhard Lesch
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Stutterheim engine museum Mietz&Weiss
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Sishen Saldanha record breaker train
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This video was rescued from tapes that was destined for the dustbin. I do not have copyright. Please comment if you have any objections against making it public.
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True Blue steam power
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Blue Train pulled by 25NC "Griet" from Johannesburg to Klerksdorp, South Africa on 18 May 1990 (to be verified).
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Spider camouflage and recamouflage
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Spider camouflaged on karee tree and recamouflage after disturbed

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @nickcarton1564
    @nickcarton1564 7 місяців тому

    I have just seen this and it brought back a lot of memories. I was one of the design draughtsmen who helped designed the class 9E in Trafford park Manchester working for the chief mechanical engineer John Dowling. It was one my first jobs. Most jobs require parts are designed as light as possible to minimise axle load, in this case the axle load was around 28 tons and the body side skin was around 5mm thick to add mass. The heavy loco weight being required to in order to produce the high tractive effort. The loco had a compartment on the underframe to house a small motor bike so the crew could drive along the very long trains to carry out any checks. The rear and of the locomotive mounting the pantograph was vey low because the electrical insulators were twice the normal height as the line was 50KV and not 25 KV as in UK

  • @GertPelser
    @GertPelser 8 місяців тому

    Thanks I learned a lot from this film and use it in my tourist guide

  • @Skunk106
    @Skunk106 8 місяців тому

    It's such a shame for SA. Too bad it was such an outrageous idea for the colonialists to gradually integrate the native peoples and bring them up in par with themselves. Now, you get even more decay and dysfunction in what should be a great country for all. Yeah, greed! Yeah, prejudice! Yeah, revenge/justice, whatever you want to call the flip flop. Woot!

  • @Nikx012
    @Nikx012 11 місяців тому

    Wow incredible

  • @basilstevens8201
    @basilstevens8201 Рік тому

    Thanks for sharing this major achievement of the Railways pee Transnet! This line was once the money spinner of the Railways, now unfortunately becoming just a memory.

  • @peterwebb2658
    @peterwebb2658 Рік тому

    Fantastic steam engine. Those passengers were very lucky.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 Рік тому

      Indeed travelling in luxury on the Blue Train behind an immaculate steam locomotive AND keeping time.

  • @jacoberasmus8741
    @jacoberasmus8741 Рік тому

    Daar is lewe met die stoom van n our stooker en later n drywer

  • @Linda-pp2xd
    @Linda-pp2xd 2 роки тому

    I just want to my this of train they know about the steam train.

  • @royretief2734
    @royretief2734 2 роки тому

    Amazing video, thanks for sharing. Just sad to see the change from world leaders to the completely dysfunctional railway network we have today 😢.

  • @bonakelemajola4362
    @bonakelemajola4362 2 роки тому

    As almal betroke Dai tyd SA sou nou nog better land gewees het.

  • @อดุลย์ไขบรรเทา-บ7ซ

    สมาคม. วิศวกรรม. รถไฟ

  • @อดุลย์ไขบรรเทา-บ7ซ

    Alliance.Locomotive associatoin

  • @shakeebsiddiqui18
    @shakeebsiddiqui18 2 роки тому

    ua-cam.com/video/hE7_RDeFQkI/v-deo.html

  • @davejordaan2538
    @davejordaan2538 2 роки тому

    Hoekom het SA toegelaat om sy mooi te verloor?

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 2 роки тому

      Ongelukkig is die antwoord polities van aard: Die ANC is aan bewind geplaas.

  • @davethorstry6700
    @davethorstry6700 2 роки тому

    Thanks, what an achievement!

  • @gordonvincent731
    @gordonvincent731 2 роки тому

    I'm a retired US engineer and I would like to know what that driver is doing when he pulls on that handle. Can anyone answer that please?

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 2 роки тому

      Which one? Please give a video time reference.

    • @gordonvincent731
      @gordonvincent731 2 роки тому

      @@gerhardlesch3615 Time 13:41

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 2 роки тому

      @@gordonvincent731 It is the vacuum brake handle applying the vacuum powered brakes on the locomotive tender only.

    • @gordonvincent731
      @gordonvincent731 2 роки тому

      @@gerhardlesch3615 Thanks for your reply. To be honest, I have no idea how that vacuum brake works. Thanks again.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 2 роки тому

      @@gordonvincent731 Google "vacuum brakes in train" and you should get several links; even YT videos.

  • @genevieve7446
    @genevieve7446 2 роки тому

    Nothing better ever... built to last and carry on carrying

  • @vengatvengat9268
    @vengatvengat9268 3 роки тому

    சூப்பர் ரயில் விடியோ thanks

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Mooi gedoen Gerhard

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Beauty meets the beast 4 change over

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Gee What a beauty

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Sjoe maar daai drywer kap hom flou

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Hoekom sien ons nooit dat die stoker die kole nat maak nie

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 3 роки тому

      Bedoel jy om swart rook te verminder?

    • @sydneymartin6941
      @sydneymartin6941 2 роки тому

      @@gerhardlesch3615 Ons het altyd steenkool natgemaak om die koolstof re bekamp

  • @sydneymartin6941
    @sydneymartin6941 3 роки тому

    Hello dit is ongelooflik mooi

  • @j777barbasiewicz
    @j777barbasiewicz 3 роки тому

    Great train! Niesamowite. Thanks from Poland.

  • @jacovanloggerenberg
    @jacovanloggerenberg 3 роки тому

    0:44 see if his shirt is still white when he get off the loco.

  • @MrBnsftrain
    @MrBnsftrain 3 роки тому

    660 cars! That's a crazy consist!

  • @hubertdixon6584
    @hubertdixon6584 3 роки тому

    Nostalgic, while at the Metallurgical Laboratory, it was my privilege to do tests on this track. Only with 100 fully loaded ore trucks. Thank you Gerrit Lesch for the memory.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 2 роки тому

      Dis goed om van jou te hoor, Hubert! Hoe gaan dit?

  • @angelnemenzo3146
    @angelnemenzo3146 4 роки тому

    what am i doing here after 7 years...

  • @matthysswanepoel187
    @matthysswanepoel187 4 роки тому

    nou vergete en op scrap yard gegooi vergete is daai wonderlike tyd

  • @carljohnson3690
    @carljohnson3690 4 роки тому

    Anybody know what kind of spider this is?

    • @grimhko
      @grimhko 4 роки тому

      Carl Johnson it’s a wrap around spider

  • @taylorma01
    @taylorma01 5 років тому

    Those were the days....

  • @nucleartestrabbit
    @nucleartestrabbit 5 років тому

    You need to dub over this with the cloak engage line from the game crysis lol

  • @FriendlyCroock
    @FriendlyCroock 5 років тому

    Now I REALLY wanna squish something with camouflage

  • @johnfellows2867
    @johnfellows2867 5 років тому

    Thats one massively spruced up machine, beautiful !!

  • @Jo52Da
    @Jo52Da 6 років тому

    Mens maar Griet het lekker gehardloop!

  • @dawidek4267
    @dawidek4267 6 років тому

    Wow

  • @ndyktech
    @ndyktech 6 років тому

    My dad did the camera work on this video. His footage was the only usable footage after some of the "professional" videographers took their equipment inside the electric loco and the magnetic induction rendered their tapes useless. I remember the SAUK flew my dad to Jozi on the night they arrived in Saldanha, to use his footage. It has since been dubbed and used for various documentaries as he did not register any copyright on the footage. But thanks for sharing this.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 6 років тому

      Christo van Dyk, dankie vir jou kommentaar. Dit sit stukkie waarde by dié video se geskiedenis. Dis soos ek die storie ook het en nou het ek bevestiging.

    • @仇是
      @仇是 2 роки тому

      excuse me,did you have the video of the WHOLE train?could you post it on UA-cam? thanks!

  • @transnamibnel
    @transnamibnel 7 років тому

    Baie mooi video

  • @TrevorHeath
    @TrevorHeath 7 років тому

    What is the date of this run? Thanks

  • @Deontjie
    @Deontjie 7 років тому

    Stunning.

  • @hannesolivier1641
    @hannesolivier1641 7 років тому

    Great stuff!! I worked ore trains from Thabazimbi back in the 80's on 7E units. Sad to see the record breaking 9E's go as Transnet starts to retire them

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      Het jy miskien in Februarie 1982 die toetstrein gedryf waarop die geel toetswa sy eerste toetsrit vanaf Ellisras gery het? As ek reg onthou was die vrag 100 gelaaide DGLJ's (sogenaamde super DZ).

    • @hannesolivier1641
      @hannesolivier1641 7 років тому

      Nope. Ek was nie so gelukkig nie. Was eers van '87 af op Pyramid Suid vanwaar ek lugremme gewerk het na Thabazimbi, Atlanta, Bijlkor ens

  • @drawingboard82
    @drawingboard82 7 років тому

    This is awesome. Thank you so much for taking the time to load this.

  • @christiecooper3592
    @christiecooper3592 7 років тому

    Totally amazing. My grandfather helped with the outlay of the railway line.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      I was in charge of the test coach doing the preliminary runs testing the simulations and calculations.

    • @christiecooper3592
      @christiecooper3592 7 років тому

      Wonderful

  • @UFEZELA
    @UFEZELA 7 років тому

    Wonder who was on the footplat - JOhn Gilberthorpe and Richard Niven - perhaps???

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      Polla van Rensburg was the driver. The fireman's name I could not trace sofar, but still trying.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      The fireman was Paul Kruger according to Polla's memory.

  • @miavos3610
    @miavos3610 7 років тому

    In die 1970's?

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      Vroeë tagtig's.

    • @miavos3610
      @miavos3610 7 років тому

      Gerhard Lesch Dankie!

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 6 років тому

      @@miavos3610 Ek het die datum kon vasstel as 18 Mei 1990 weens 'n ander gebeurtenis op die volgende dag.

  • @foreversteam
    @foreversteam 7 років тому

    Incredible piece of footage Gerhard!!! Some of the best I've seen on SAR Steam. Amazing! Thanks for posting! Really proud when I see this!

  • @hawkeye-vv4kb
    @hawkeye-vv4kb 7 років тому

    ek was onder die indruk dat die Bloutrein altyd deur 2 lokomotiewe getrek sou word. Dit was om rygerief te verseker.

    • @gerhardlesch3615
      @gerhardlesch3615 7 років тому

      hawkeye0248 Ja, met elektriese trekkrag was meer as een lokomotief gebruik om betroubaarheid te verbeter. Rygerief word hoofsaaklik deur suspensie en treinhantering bepaal.

    • @fdx840
      @fdx840 7 років тому

      You are right there was always two loco's

  • @arsenalducati5975
    @arsenalducati5975 8 років тому

    wow, amazing!