One of my fondest memories as a fireman was relieving at Klipplaat in 1958. Fired to Oudtshoorn on a 19D number 3340 and returned the following day on the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth express passenger train, a trip to remember.
People don’t understand how massive the Class 19 is in person. We made REALLY big engines compared to the gauge they were made for. I wonder how many of those engines on the side are either going to be restored or scrapped🤔
This brought back happy memories of a time long ago when I visited there and rode on the footplate to the coaling stage to take on coal and then shunt the Rovos train into the station.
@@earthfirechannel Great! I don't suppose it will include footage of a train going up the coal stage? That seems to be the Holy Grail of train footage!
One of my fondest memories as a fireman was relieving at Klipplaat in 1958. Fired to Oudtshoorn on a 19D number 3340 and returned the following day on the Cape Town to Port Elizabeth express passenger train, a trip to remember.
People don’t understand how massive the Class 19 is in person. We made REALLY big engines compared to the gauge they were made for.
I wonder how many of those engines on the side are either going to be restored or scrapped🤔
This brought back happy memories of a time long ago when I visited there and rode on the footplate to the coaling stage to take on coal and then shunt the Rovos train into the station.
The video of coal stage will follow soon
@@earthfirechannel Great! I don't suppose it will include footage of a train going up the coal stage? That seems to be the Holy Grail of train footage!
@@earthfirechannel Love it! I was the 3rd Like!