You two are really fun travel bugs to follow. You're very positive, the video is crisp and crazy clear, but moreso you have this fun energy. The two of you are a blessing to SA. Thank you.
Wow, thank you so much! 😊🚗 It's fantastic to hear that you enjoy travelling with us to all these wonderful places. We look forward to you joining us on many more such journeys. 😁🇿🇦
My grandmother grew up there. She saw your video and was amazed to see her home town again. She said that the old building you said was the teacher's college was actually the primary school. Unfortunately she doesn't know what it was before the school, maybe it could have been a teacher's college in the early days of the town. Thanks for your video! 😃
@@DustBugsTravel Yes 👍. Ek is besig om te Kyk daar. N deal is Nie n deal as die papiere nie geteken is nie. I’m open to suggestions. Maar dit is darem maar n Pragtige klein plekkie. Ai tog . 👍
I will never forget my steam train journey, chuffing down the main road in Fauresmith and through to Jagersfontein. This was back in 1978. It was so cool!! That steam locomotive there, that must have been the same one that chuffed us n the line back then.Sjoe! Nou voel ek oud!!
I thought this might be the episode that reminds you of your dad the most because of the actual loco still in town. We weren't even on it, but we thought it was one of the coolest things we saw on this trip! 😎🚂
@@DustBugsTravel its one of my happiest memories of my dad. He ,my brother and I went on the train and mum took the car through to Jagersfontein to pick us up. Thanks for showing me the dear old choo-choo, brings back happy memories
Fauresmith is an appealing town - and must have been even prettier in its prime. I am as intrigued by the railway line running through the centre of the main road as you were. Only one of three, globally - thanks for that nugget of information, Sonia! My first thought was, “I wonder how that worked with children and animals!” So it was good to hear only a sole Rooster suffered an untimely death in all the years that this track was operational. Rather remarkable! This certainly was a very enjoyable visit, thank you both 🙏🏻😊
We were rather taken with the town ourselves, it's neat and pretty with interesting stories to tell and those are all things we love about a place, so Fauresmith ticked a lot of boxes. We felt quite sorry for the poor rooster, but what a safety record if he was the only casualty. Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip to Fauresmith! 🐓🚂
Very interesting town the train lines and the train still in the middle of town absoulty amazing. A very special moment to see this. Seen from the air town looks bigger and beautiful so spread out over the countryside. Thank you.
That steam engine still being in town was really exciting for us to see! It's been so well-maintained and is really a great asset to this town and a delight for visitors to Fauresmith. I particularly enjoyed flying the drone there, it really is such a picturesque town and just as pretty from above. We appreciate you joining us on this leg to Fauresmith! 🤩🚗
The lighting being so beautiful and the town so picturesque. I could make many lovely paintings from this episode. I studied art at PE Technikon which now forms part of Nelson Mandela Univ. Almost 50 years ago.
Those clouds were absolutely mesmerising to us, we hope that you will include them too in one of your pieces. It's such an attractive town that I can completely believe you saw quite a few 'paintings' in the making. I hope you have as much fun painting the scenes as we enjoyed travelling through them! 🚗🎨
Just got home travelling on a city train from Amsterdam and clicked on this video. I'm trying to catch up but it's a daunting task. 😂 But I'm loving this beautiful old South African Railway train in Fauresmith, the history that goes along with it as well as Dan Lebowitz's 'Twilight Train' - perfect
Hi you two! Thank you for taking me on this trip! This town seems to me to be both historic and modern. Your aerial view with that wonderful music makes one take in the place with one gulp. I am sure that locomotive will keep on luring visitors -- the townspeople must put in more effort in promoting their beautiful town. Keep safe!
It truly is a shining example of what a town can achieve with effort from its residents. All-in-all a great visit and that steam engine of course made it just even more special. I enjoyed flying the drone over this town, glad you enjoyed the footage and the tunes! 😎🚗
Frequently visited family in Fauresmith. The train passing through was one of the highlights of the day. My grandma used to take that train to travel between Fauresmith and Bloem when visiting her children. Yes, you could walk next to the train, but you had to put a little wiggle in it. Nice to see how clean Fauresmith is.
Such a neat little town. I loved that little shop you videoed. You are showing a part of the country that I have never really been in. Overnighted a couple times in Bloem, but always just passing through and never stopping, except for petrol. One day, this must change. Enjoy your travels.
I know from reading elsewhere that there's a lady making some of the best meat pies in South Africa; In supporting these small stores and in buying non-branded items, one can actually promote job creation.
@Brendon Schafer That shop was awesome! We bought some declicious vetkoek there for dinner that evening and the ladies were all super friendly, which is always great for any visitor to experience. This is definitely a town to include on a future visit to the Free State, you'll love it! 👌🚗
As a very small boy, I was there with my parents one day and was told to be careful, as a train was coming down the street. In my juvenile mind, I decided that adults were insane, as who in his right mind would drive trains where little boys had to walk. The thing blew off steam as it passed me and annoyed this then toddler. That is where I started questioning the sanity of grown-ups. Nowadays, I sometimes see a train on UA-cam as it passes through that American town; also the little puffer at Darjeeling in India. There may be more than three such towns, one must investigate. Fauresmith is home to great equestrian endurance rides, for the record, and there typically is an international horse-riding event annually. Friends and relatives participated in such endurance rides
@Stoflus I can imagine it being a scary sight for a young child to have that steam engine coming down a street in town. I wish I could experience it just one time though. A fellow viewer mentioned La Grange in Kentucky and it seems as if Wikipedia was incorrect in indicating that there were only three towns. I could'nt find anything about a train down the centre of the main road in Darjeeling though, but could've easily missed it. 🤷🏼♂️🚂
I was there about 2-3yrs ago and there were no railings around the train but it was sorely neglacted ! Looking a lot better now. Unluckily knowing the town over a number of years, it, like all these littel towns, have gone seriously backwards .
Thank you kindly! It means so much to us that you feel we did your hometown justice in our video. It was an absolute pleasure to visit and edit this video. We appreciate you watching! 🤩🚗
The futuristic Church reminds me of the church I used to go to in joberg it's nick name was the lemon squeezer church lovely to see the bright sunshine thanks for the ride cheerio till the next one
I found the church fascinating too and it and the grounds are kept in tip-top shape, which was great to see as well! The lemon squeezer church must've been an interesting shape too, rather reminiscent of a flying saucer type of shape then I would imagine. ⛪🍋
I loved the steam loco footage thank you both! Hope you are well on your travels? It's freezing cold here in the UK today! But.....I will be home to the mother city for Christmas and cannot wait!!!!! 😊😊
The steam loco was just fantastic and a pleasure to film from every angle imaginable! 😁🚂 This trip was a few weeks ago already and we have returned home to work and edit our videos! I can only imagine how cold it must be in the UK, luckily it's summer for us down South, so you can look forward to a nice hot Christmas! 😁🇿🇦
Really love your series - interesting the amount of times you visit a place where somewhere there is a person in the background absolutely killing a hand planer (Skaaf) love it - great channel - Thanks
🤣 You're very observant and the first one who has commented on that. I had a good chuckle now, because I also noticed it. We just love visiting the places where the townsfolk like to fix stuff. 🔨 We appreciate you exploring with us, thank you! 😁🚗
Hi this use to be my home town i grow up their in the early 90. The building that you look at was the old School building, And the trains did run till 99 but that train in the road was there for as long as I can remember, And the Church bell that you look at was the old church bell,
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that our video reminded you of special times in this fantastic town which you must know very well. You must be so excited to see old friends and schoolmates again at your reunion, I hope you have lots of fun! Give Fauresmith our very best regards. 🤩🚗
Great little Town, been following your posts and SA does have some magic little places ,most of them that I have had the privilage of visited n the past . F.Y.I. kawaKawa in New Zealand also has a railway line running thruogh the centre of its main street , maybe they did not count us because we are an Island 😃😃😃
Greetings to you in New Zealand! I'm glad to hear that you've been travelling to all the smaller towns with us! 🚗😁 Very interesting info about the train in the main road of Kawakawa. Clearly Wikipedia's info is a little outdated on this particular topic. Thank you for letting us know! 🚂
A bit more information on this video. You did not mention the old Post office building in the main road, you only read the date on it. Another interesting fact is that there was a private primary school "Skynkaroo kollege" in the old railway houses for a couple of years. The platform where you parked your car was the remains of the shed they used as a school hall. Unfortunately they had to close down round about 2014/15
Hi....La Grange town in kentuckey u.s.a....the railway line also run through the town...main street....maybe you can look it up?....nice footage of fauresmith!....thnx
Glad you enjoyed Fauresmith with us! 👌🏻 You are indeed correct. I looked up La Grange and a train runs downs the centre of their main road too. Not sure why Wikipedia indicated that only three such towns exist. We appreciate the correction, thank you! 😁🚗
Correction: there are quite a few towns where the railway line goes through the middle of the town, several in Queensland, Australia, for instance Rockhampton, and one or two others further north. Otherwise a very interesting series, especially for me as I was born and grew up in Southern Africa and emigrated to Australia in 1969, and find it interesting to see what has become of these lovely little country towns that were clean and prosperous in days gone by with not quite so many potholes in the roads nor derelict abandoned buildings. Interesting to hear your broad Seth Effrican accent again, had difficulty understanding it!
The correction is noted. 👍🏻 I've heard from fellow viewers too that the info on Wikipedia and numerous other websites seem to be incorrect. It was interesting to read that you as an African have trouble with our accents. That was a first for us, not much we can do about that! 😁🇿🇦 We appreciate you watching our videos from afar! 👌
I think Leonard Fleming, who wrote "A Fool on the Veld", a collection of his combination of humourous stories and poems for the old Farmers Weekly, farmed in the Fauresmith district. I transcribed at least one of them and posted it to the South African Usenet group, long ago, imagining it would be safe for many years, there. (And then Google took over Usenet and annihilated most of it, so so much for that.)
@@DustBugsTravel He told things like the story of how their local cricket club would prepare a pitch rich in rocks for the game against the neighbouring town, and then lose the toss, because the person who was meant to rig it messed up - and the disaster that followed. (And another cricket story was about how he got Johannes the shepherd to give him batting practice by bowling for him, and of course Johannes turned out to be a natural Harold Larwood - or a Makhaya Ntini, and how he had to plot and scheme to survive his batting practice.) I think he had a theory that the reason you'll always see sheep with their heads facing each other in the fields was that they were discussing among themselves which one was going to be the next to die. My grandfather had a few of his books (and AFAIK my brother has now lost them all, which is a pity). I tell the stories too badly, but the way he told them, they were hilarious. (Always tales of ruin and defeat, yet somehow really funny.)
@@DustBugsTravel on the train, the steam locomotive I think stop running in the sixties, after that it was a diesel locomotive, I can remember dropping the cream churns off at the station every Monday morning before dropped of at the koshuis, that was in the eighties, the train stopped running in the early nineties, say no more! The old building you looked at was the old high school, my dad attended that in the fifties and early sixties!
I almost visited Fauresmith (I actually was pronouncing it as Fauriesmith...lol...extra i, not realizing how incorrect I was) during our August Road Trip. I was drawn to the idea of railway through the center of town and seeing a steam train in the middle of the town. However I decided on a different route as it would have meant a six hour detour without needing to back track on an already driven route, however may included it as a visit when going to Niewoudtville next year or the year after...
Yup, travelling is a tricky business sometimes, it's not always possible to avoid backtracking, although I try my best to do so. Do yourself a favour and include Fauresmith on a future trip, you will love the authenticity of the railway line through town and of course the locomotive is an absolute joy to behold! 🤩🚂
The history of the town ......In 1825 was Griequa leader Adam Kok the first owner, named it Sannaspoort after his "chief" wife. In 1847 the Governor of the Cape, Sir Harry Smith gave Dominee Faure instruction to established a new town. First erven was sold in 1849. Philippolis is the oldest town in OFS, then Winburg (established by Voortrekker Hendrik Potgieter in 1837. Town number 4 is Bloemfontein in 1848, by Resident Major Warden, bought from Nicolaas Johan BRITS. Famous people from Fauresmuth was NC (Klasie) Havenga, b 1882, secretary of General JBM Hertzog in ABW2 and a minister later years in his cabinet. Also Professor PJ Nienaber, a academic in "Tale" member of RGN, FAK, NALN...etc
Thank you for the info! 👍🏻 There must be conflicting information online, but all the sources I've consulted, indicate Fauresmith as the second-oldest town in the Free State. I believe it missed out on being the capital of the province by only two votes. That's close! 😳
I saw an old photo of the loco chuffing down the main road of Fauresmith for the first time. People came out in their Sunday's best to witness this great event! I would've loved to be able to see the train coming down the road too. 🤩🚂
@@DustBugsTravel if You go on you tube to Virtual Railfan in USA and scroll down to the LA Grange live video , You wil see trains running down the middle of the town, what a site, amazing!
We were first-time visitors to the town on this trip, so don't know the town well at all, other than the few places of interest we were able to stop at. My two cents, however, would be successful cooperation between the community and local authorities, who clearly take pride in their environment and town. It was a pleasure to visit and we've heard from viewers that it's a lovely town to live in too. 😊🚗
You two are really fun travel bugs to follow. You're very positive, the video is crisp and crazy clear, but moreso you have this fun energy. The two of you are a blessing to SA. Thank you.
Wow, thank you so much! 😊🚗 It's fantastic to hear that you enjoy travelling with us to all these wonderful places. We look forward to you joining us on many more such journeys. 😁🇿🇦
My grandmother grew up there. She saw your video and was amazed to see her home town again. She said that the old building you said was the teacher's college was actually the primary school. Unfortunately she doesn't know what it was before the school, maybe it could have been a teacher's college in the early days of the town. Thanks for your video! 😃
I'm fascinated by the railtreks in the middle of the road and the steam engine the beautiful church with stained windows fantastic
Jissie mense daai Fauresmith is n mooi plekkie ❤. Wow. Wow wow 😂
We also loved the town! Perhaps you should get an estate agent there too! 😁🏘️
@@DustBugsTravel Yes 👍. Ek is besig om te Kyk daar. N deal is Nie n deal as die papiere nie geteken is nie. I’m open to suggestions. Maar dit is darem maar n Pragtige klein plekkie. Ai tog . 👍
I will never forget my steam train journey, chuffing down the main road in Fauresmith and through to Jagersfontein. This was back in 1978. It was so cool!! That steam locomotive there, that must have been the same one that chuffed us n the line back then.Sjoe! Nou voel ek oud!!
I thought this might be the episode that reminds you of your dad the most because of the actual loco still in town. We weren't even on it, but we thought it was one of the coolest things we saw on this trip! 😎🚂
@@DustBugsTravel its one of my happiest memories of my dad. He ,my brother and I went on the train and mum took the car through to Jagersfontein to pick us up. Thanks for showing me the dear old choo-choo, brings back happy memories
Wow!!! A steam engine in the centre of town……Cool👌👍👍
Pragtige dorp, mooi NG Kerk, strate mooi skoon!!! Mooi so, Fauresmith!!!❤
What a gem!. One of the cleanest towns visited. Loved it.
Indeed! I'm sure you found Fauresmith a breath of fresh air. 😁🚗
Thanks so much for saving us having to travel ourselves to see all the little towns! Enjoy!
Fauresmith is an appealing town - and must have been even prettier in its prime. I am as intrigued by the railway line running through the centre of the main road as you were. Only one of three, globally - thanks for that nugget of information, Sonia! My first thought was, “I wonder how that worked with children and animals!” So it was good to hear only a sole Rooster suffered an untimely death in all the years that this track was operational. Rather remarkable!
This certainly was a very enjoyable visit, thank you both 🙏🏻😊
We were rather taken with the town ourselves, it's neat and pretty with interesting stories to tell and those are all things we love about a place, so Fauresmith ticked a lot of boxes. We felt quite sorry for the poor rooster, but what a safety record if he was the only casualty. Glad to hear you enjoyed your trip to Fauresmith! 🐓🚂
Very interesting town the train lines and the train still in the middle of town absoulty amazing. A very special moment to see this. Seen from the air town looks bigger and beautiful so spread out over the countryside. Thank you.
That steam engine still being in town was really exciting for us to see! It's been so well-maintained and is really a great asset to this town and a delight for visitors to Fauresmith. I particularly enjoyed flying the drone there, it really is such a picturesque town and just as pretty from above. We appreciate you joining us on this leg to Fauresmith! 🤩🚗
I visited this town in the late 90s as a child using the Blue Train from Johannesburg. Great video and beautiful memories.
That was fantastic, I loved it too.. and absolutely spotless, not a drop of litter anywhere. That's amazing 🥰🚗✨💖
Yes, a put-together town inhabited by proud people. Indeed fantastic to see! 🤩🚗
The lighting being so beautiful and the town so picturesque. I could make many lovely paintings from this episode.
I studied art at PE Technikon which now forms part of Nelson Mandela Univ. Almost 50 years ago.
Those clouds were absolutely mesmerising to us, we hope that you will include them too in one of your pieces. It's such an attractive town that I can completely believe you saw quite a few 'paintings' in the making. I hope you have as much fun painting the scenes as we enjoyed travelling through them! 🚗🎨
Very clean town….. Thanks you 2 for a stellar job of showcasing these little towns 👏👏👏👏🥰
Now that church comes to life from the air view…….breathtaking 😍🥰🥰
Just got home travelling on a city train from Amsterdam and clicked on this video. I'm trying to catch up but it's a daunting task. 😂
But I'm loving this beautiful old South African Railway train in Fauresmith, the history that goes along with it as well as Dan Lebowitz's 'Twilight Train' - perfect
Yes, this is a lovely town. We love your videos, keep posting.
It's a fantastic town! Thank you, we most certainly will do just that! We appreciate you watching them! 😁🚗
What a novelty!!!! Railway line in the middle of the main road👏👏
Yup! 😁🚂 I would've just loved to see it steam down that main road one time!
Hi you two! Thank you for taking me on this trip!
This town seems to me to be both historic and modern. Your aerial view with that wonderful music makes one take in the place with one gulp.
I am sure that locomotive will keep on luring visitors -- the townspeople must put in more effort in promoting their beautiful town.
Keep safe!
It truly is a shining example of what a town can achieve with effort from its residents. All-in-all a great visit and that steam engine of course made it just even more special. I enjoyed flying the drone over this town, glad you enjoyed the footage and the tunes! 😎🚗
Pretty road leading to a very pretty church…… oh my!!!!!
Frequently visited family in Fauresmith. The train passing through was one of the highlights of the day. My grandma used to take that train to travel between Fauresmith and Bloem when visiting her children. Yes, you could walk next to the train, but you had to put a little wiggle in it. Nice to see how clean Fauresmith is.
Such a neat little town. I loved that little shop you videoed. You are showing a part of the country that I have never really been in. Overnighted a couple times in Bloem, but always just passing through and never stopping, except for petrol. One day, this must change. Enjoy your travels.
I know from reading elsewhere that there's a lady making some of the best meat pies in South Africa; In supporting these small stores and in buying non-branded items, one can actually promote job creation.
@Brendon Schafer That shop was awesome! We bought some declicious vetkoek there for dinner that evening and the ladies were all super friendly, which is always great for any visitor to experience. This is definitely a town to include on a future visit to the Free State, you'll love it! 👌🚗
As a very small boy, I was there with my parents one day and was told to be careful, as a train was coming down the street. In my juvenile mind, I decided that adults were insane, as who in his right mind would drive trains where little boys had to walk. The thing blew off steam as it passed me and annoyed this then toddler. That is where I started questioning the sanity of grown-ups. Nowadays, I sometimes see a train on UA-cam as it passes through that American town; also the little puffer at Darjeeling in India. There may be more than three such towns, one must investigate.
Fauresmith is home to great equestrian endurance rides, for the record, and there typically is an international horse-riding event annually. Friends and relatives participated in such endurance rides
I always enjoy your comments @ Stoflus. You are a veritable font of information 🙏🏻
@Stoflus I can imagine it being a scary sight for a young child to have that steam engine coming down a street in town. I wish I could experience it just one time though. A fellow viewer mentioned La Grange in Kentucky and it seems as if Wikipedia was incorrect in indicating that there were only three towns. I could'nt find anything about a train down the centre of the main road in Darjeeling though, but could've easily missed it. 🤷🏼♂️🚂
I was there about 2-3yrs ago and there were no railings around the train but it was sorely neglacted ! Looking a lot better now. Unluckily knowing the town over a number of years, it, like all these littel towns, have gone seriously backwards .
We thought the town and the locomotive looked just fantastic and both were absolute delights to visit! 🤩🚂
thank you for capturing the best parts of my home town 😍🤩 a lot of people don't know the beauty of the town now they do 😀
Thank you kindly! It means so much to us that you feel we did your hometown justice in our video. It was an absolute pleasure to visit and edit this video. We appreciate you watching! 🤩🚗
@@DustBugsTravel Your very welcome 😁 It was wonderful to see my town threw someone else's eyes 🤩 😍 keep doing your amazing videos 🤩
The futuristic Church reminds me of the church I used to go to in joberg it's nick name was the lemon squeezer church lovely to see the bright sunshine thanks for the ride cheerio till the next one
I found the church fascinating too and it and the grounds are kept in tip-top shape, which was great to see as well! The lemon squeezer church must've been an interesting shape too, rather reminiscent of a flying saucer type of shape then I would imagine. ⛪🍋
I loved the steam loco footage thank you both! Hope you are well on your travels? It's freezing cold here in the UK today! But.....I will be home to the mother city for Christmas and cannot wait!!!!! 😊😊
The steam loco was just fantastic and a pleasure to film from every angle imaginable! 😁🚂 This trip was a few weeks ago already and we have returned home to work and edit our videos! I can only imagine how cold it must be in the UK, luckily it's summer for us down South, so you can look forward to a nice hot Christmas! 😁🇿🇦
A great video the railway through the town amazing hats off to the towns folk for a beautiful place so well kept the futureli
Thank you! Yes, the residents of Fauresmith are doing a fantastic job to keep their town a pretty and functioning town. Well done to them! 👌🏻🚗
Like always Well done. Excellent footage. Thank you I really enjoyed it
Thank you so much, we're so glad to hear you enjoyed our visit to Fauresmith! 😁🚗
I love the train
Oh yes, we did too! 🤩🚂
Really love your series - interesting the amount of times you visit a place where somewhere there is a person in the background absolutely killing a hand planer (Skaaf) love it - great channel - Thanks
🤣 You're very observant and the first one who has commented on that. I had a good chuckle now, because I also noticed it. We just love visiting the places where the townsfolk like to fix stuff. 🔨 We appreciate you exploring with us, thank you! 😁🚗
Ek het daar grootgeword. My hart verlang nogsteeds na die Vrystaat🥹❤️
Hi this use to be my home town i grow up their in the early 90. The building that you look at was the old School building, And the trains did run till 99 but that train in the road was there for as long as I can remember, And the Church bell that you look at was the old church bell,
Amazing !
Glad you enjoyed! 😁🚂
Absolutely beautiful presented I went to school there and we are planning to have a reunion next year class of 1998
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to hear that our video reminded you of special times in this fantastic town which you must know very well. You must be so excited to see old friends and schoolmates again at your reunion, I hope you have lots of fun! Give Fauresmith our very best regards. 🤩🚗
Fauresmith lyk nog of dit mooi versorg word deur sy inwoners!
Indeed, it is a very well cared-for town! Thank you for watching! 👌🏻🚗
Great little Town, been following your posts and SA does have some magic little places ,most of them that I have had the privilage of visited n the past . F.Y.I. kawaKawa in New Zealand also has a railway line running thruogh the centre of its main street , maybe they did not count us because we are an Island 😃😃😃
Greetings to you in New Zealand! I'm glad to hear that you've been travelling to all the smaller towns with us! 🚗😁 Very interesting info about the train in the main road of Kawakawa. Clearly Wikipedia's info is a little outdated on this particular topic. Thank you for letting us know! 🚂
A bit more information on this video. You did not mention the old Post office building in the main road, you only read the date on it. Another interesting fact is that there was a private primary school "Skynkaroo kollege" in the old railway houses for a couple of years. The platform where you parked your car was the remains of the shed they used as a school hall. Unfortunately they had to close down round about 2014/15
Hi....La Grange town in kentuckey u.s.a....the railway line also run through the town...main street....maybe you can look it up?....nice footage of fauresmith!....thnx
Glad you enjoyed Fauresmith with us! 👌🏻 You are indeed correct. I looked up La Grange and a train runs downs the centre of their main road too. Not sure why Wikipedia indicated that only three such towns exist. We appreciate the correction, thank you! 😁🚗
Correction: there are quite a few towns where the railway line goes through the middle of the town, several in Queensland, Australia, for instance Rockhampton, and one or two others further north. Otherwise a very interesting series, especially for me as I was born and grew up in Southern Africa and emigrated to Australia in 1969, and find it interesting to see what has become of these lovely little country towns that were clean and prosperous in days gone by with not quite so many potholes in the roads nor derelict abandoned buildings. Interesting to hear your broad Seth Effrican accent again, had difficulty understanding it!
The correction is noted. 👍🏻 I've heard from fellow viewers too that the info on Wikipedia and numerous other websites seem to be incorrect. It was interesting to read that you as an African have trouble with our accents. That was a first for us, not much we can do about that! 😁🇿🇦 We appreciate you watching our videos from afar! 👌
There is also a town in New Zealand where the railway line is in the centre of the main road. The town is in the North Island and is called Kawakawa.
I do actually recall seeing the train chugging through the town
That must be a fun memory, I would've loved to see that with my own eyes too! 🤩🚂
BEAUTIFUL ,I HOPE IT LASTS THE WAY WE SEE IT NOW.THANKS
The townsfolk are working hard to keep it that way, so I share your hope! 😊
I think Leonard Fleming, who wrote "A Fool on the Veld", a collection of his combination of humourous stories and poems for the old Farmers Weekly, farmed in the Fauresmith district. I transcribed at least one of them and posted it to the South African Usenet group, long ago, imagining it would be safe for many years, there. (And then Google took over Usenet and annihilated most of it, so so much for that.)
How interesting! Thank you for sharing that info, that must've made for some interesting reading. 👌🏻
@@DustBugsTravel He told things like the story of how their local cricket club would prepare a pitch rich in rocks for the game against the neighbouring town, and then lose the toss, because the person who was meant to rig it messed up - and the disaster that followed. (And another cricket story was about how he got Johannes the shepherd to give him batting practice by bowling for him, and of course Johannes turned out to be a natural Harold Larwood - or a Makhaya Ntini, and how he had to plot and scheme to survive his batting practice.)
I think he had a theory that the reason you'll always see sheep with their heads facing each other in the fields was that they were discussing among themselves which one was going to be the next to die.
My grandfather had a few of his books (and AFAIK my brother has now lost them all, which is a pity).
I tell the stories too badly, but the way he told them, they were hilarious. (Always tales of ruin and defeat, yet somehow really funny.)
Ek het daar groot geword!
You must've had a fantastic childhood in Fauresmith, we absolutely loved the town! We hope you enjoyed our video. 😁🚗
@@DustBugsTravel on the train, the steam locomotive I think stop running in the sixties, after that it was a diesel locomotive, I can remember dropping the cream churns off at the station every Monday morning before dropped of at the koshuis, that was in the eighties, the train stopped running in the early nineties, say no more! The old building you looked at was the old high school, my dad attended that in the fifties and early sixties!
I was born in KZN and grew up in the Free State and ended up in Gauteng.
I almost visited Fauresmith (I actually was pronouncing it as Fauriesmith...lol...extra i, not realizing how incorrect I was) during our August Road Trip. I was drawn to the idea of railway through the center of town and seeing a steam train in the middle of the town. However I decided on a different route as it would have meant a six hour detour without needing to back track on an already driven route, however may included it as a visit when going to Niewoudtville next year or the year after...
Yup, travelling is a tricky business sometimes, it's not always possible to avoid backtracking, although I try my best to do so. Do yourself a favour and include Fauresmith on a future trip, you will love the authenticity of the railway line through town and of course the locomotive is an absolute joy to behold! 🤩🚂
Growing up in South Africa I only ever heard the name of the town pronounced "Fourie-smith". Lovely place all the same.
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Check out La Grange Kentucky. Train runs down the main street
The history of the town ......In 1825 was Griequa leader Adam Kok the first owner, named it Sannaspoort after his "chief" wife. In 1847 the Governor of the Cape, Sir Harry Smith gave Dominee Faure instruction to established a new town. First erven was sold in 1849. Philippolis is the oldest town in OFS, then Winburg (established by Voortrekker Hendrik Potgieter in 1837. Town number 4 is Bloemfontein in 1848, by Resident Major Warden, bought from Nicolaas Johan BRITS. Famous people from Fauresmuth was NC (Klasie) Havenga, b 1882, secretary of General JBM Hertzog in ABW2 and a minister later years in his cabinet. Also Professor PJ Nienaber, a academic in "Tale" member of RGN, FAK, NALN...etc
Thank you for the info! 👍🏻 There must be conflicting information online, but all the sources I've consulted, indicate Fauresmith as the second-oldest town in the Free State. I believe it missed out on being the capital of the province by only two votes. That's close! 😳
both Calvinia in the northern cape, and Ashton in the western cape have train monuments
I believe we visited the one in Calvinia in Episode 90. We'll have to check the one in Ashton out sometime! 🚂
Nice town, sadly the trains dont go through Fauresmith anymore, lol i dont think a train can go over a speed hump in the middle of the road!!
I saw an old photo of the loco chuffing down the main road of Fauresmith for the first time. People came out in their Sunday's best to witness this great event! I would've loved to be able to see the train coming down the road too. 🤩🚂
@@DustBugsTravel if You go on you tube to Virtual Railfan in USA and scroll down to the LA Grange live video , You wil see trains running down the middle of the town, what a site, amazing!
Can someone explain how civic pride is maintained in Fauresmith ?
We were first-time visitors to the town on this trip, so don't know the town well at all, other than the few places of interest we were able to stop at. My two cents, however, would be successful cooperation between the community and local authorities, who clearly take pride in their environment and town. It was a pleasure to visit and we've heard from viewers that it's a lovely town to live in too. 😊🚗
These small towns interest me, they must all need consumer goods