CERES RAIL COMPANY Steam Train 1st 2021 Run!

CERES RAIL COMPANY Steam Train 1st 2021 Run!
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▶DESCRIPTION: On Sunday, Nov 28, 2021, the Ceres Rail Company's iconic steam train has resumed its travels between Cape Town and Elgin after being halted for 20 months since March 2020, at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic. Prior to the pandemic, the CRC train had been operating every weekend, taking passengers on somewhat of a journey back in time with a steam locomotive heading the train from Cape Town into the Elgin valley. Departing from Harbour Bridge Hotel on Dockrail Road at the Foreshore in Cape Town at 07:45 and arriving at the Elgin Railway Market at 11:30. The trip makes its way up the winding mountainside along Sir Lowry's Pass before heading into Grabouw and the valley below. The train begins its return journey to Cape Town at 14:15 and arrives back between 17:30 and 18:15.
▶CHAPTERS:
0:00 = Backing towards Harbour Bridge Hotel
4:37 = Sarepta Level Crossing 1
6:16 = Foothills of Sir Lowry's Pass
8:24 = Tracks receding from under the train
10:48 = Sarepta Level Crossing 2
13:24 = Some Images at Sarepta
14:35 = CREDITS
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[@phillipleboa5251]

PRAGTIG !!!!!!!! Baie dankie vir die upload !!!!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Baie dankie vir die besoek en kommentaar!!! groete

[@gabkae8067]

Great Movie Greetings from switzerland

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Gab, Thank you for the view and comment! Have a perfect weekend!

[@gabkae8067]

Thank You

[@user-hd8yx3jf7o]

Thanks for sharing the nice train video. Greetings from Japan.

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you very much!

[@theovanstaden5766]

Bly maar mooi die stoom, Piet! Dankie Jy video met ons deel!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Theo, dankie vir die kyk en terugvoer ... groete uit die Kaap!

[@Locos-del-oeste]

Nice video my friend like and Greetings 🤩✌

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@JamesAttwellPhotography]

Excellent, Piet! So, so good to see this again!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Many thanks! Yes, we are also happy to have some steam activity in the Western Cape!

[@pianoandstufflad1240]

Wow! Beautiful!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Glad to hear from you again !!! Thank you! Cheers!

[@takefchannel8203]

nice video😉✨

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thanks for the visit

[@transnamibnel]

Smart video Piet

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you Martin, have a splendid weekend!

[@GintingTv12309]

Very nice

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thanks for looking in and commenting!

[@marval44039]

Great to see Ceres Rail back in business,lets just hope Covid doesn't force them to shut down again.

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you for the comment Marval, Yes, Steam trains are always a hit on my and other channels! Agree with you! We'll have to wait for uncle Cyril's family meeting - sorry that he tested positive even after fully vaccinated ... this Omicron is finding round-abouts ...

[@VlakynaSlovensku]

Fantastic railway video!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you very much!

[@ovejerof]

Buen video

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

gracias por la visita y el comentario

[@trevorpierce9247]

Thank you, awesome video, love to see steam in action

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thank you very much!

[@stuartkinnear2478]

Nice work. I've stayed at the Harbour Bridge hotel before and I never even realised that the tracks ran there. Good to see this train running again.

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Cool, Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, I am very happy to see this train back! Something different!

[@nige7577]

Great video Piet, some less than ideal weather to start with, enjoyed watching, cheers 👍

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Thanks for commenting: Glad you enjoyed it, in the end the wet weather, fortunately, did not have too much of an impact 😀

[@Preyser123]

Now that's what I call a South African steam whistle! Hopefully 24 3655 can benefit from something similar when she gets the opportunity to steam again.

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Hi Joshua, thanks for the comment - I always appreciate your grading of the steam whistles - have a perfect day!

[@Preyser123]

@@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICAThank you so much for the reply. My first ever steam train ride was on the once famous Outeniqua Choo Tjoe from Knysna to George back in the mid 90's when I was still a baby (I was born in 1994) and the loco had a whistle that sounded almost identical to this and that sound has stayed with me ever since. I can't remember if the loco back then was a 24 or a 19D though because I was too young to remember any loco details.

[@jacomarais246]

Mooi saamgestelde video Piet, bly om weer stoom in aksie tesien.

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

baie dankie Jaco, mooi dag vir julle

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Very nice! Were the diesels used, or just for show?

[@Preyser123]

They usually use 2 steam locos for the Elgin trips but I don't think the second steam loco is available at the moment so in such cases when there is hot weather a diesel acts as the second loco. That's why when all their steam locos are available the 2 oil-burning 19Ds are used most regularly, especially in the summer season to decrease the risk of wild fires. Their 24, 19B and the famous Red Devil are coal burners so they prefer to use them in the winter season, although the 24 and 19B could be used to pull trains on the lines to Simons Town and Stellenbosch.

[@CrossfellRailwayVideos]

Many thanks!

[@barriejowett2412]

Great video 👍👍👍👍

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Hi Barrie, Glad you enjoyed it - greetings from Cape Town

[@widodosoepangkat5869]

Lokomotif uap jalan, tapi suaranya mesin diesel. Lokomotif uapnya cuma buat hiasan ya? 😀😀😀

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Tidak, lokomotif uap benar-benar berfungsi, tetapi lokomotif diesel ini membantu kereta naik melewati gunung untuk sampai ke tujuan.

[@mrsaturngamingandstories]

That locomotive is a 4-8-2 Mountain Type

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Very true !!!

[@tonylong147]

Thank you for preserving this great engineering! Why though do steam trains (I’ve noticed this from videos from US too) always seem to have diesel-electric locos attached)? Have to say that the state of the infrastructure is bloody disgraceful - weeds and grass choking the lines, and look at the state of Faure siding!

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Tony, Thank you for watching and commenting! Yes, in the UK too they also mostly have diesel-electric locos included in consists - there they usually are placed at the end of heritage trains. Various reasons I suppose, like no turning facilities for steam locomotives on the specific section - so at least the diesel faces forward on the return run. Aside from being backup motive power, the diesel-electrics also help with traction up Sir Lowry's Pass.

[@tokelosellosrailwaychanel3208]

1:08 I hope it's not a busy railway track. The level crossing looks dangerous

[@scottwarwick7514]

That’s in the docks, access controlled and trains only cross there when going to one of the quay

[@RAILFANinSOUTHAFRICA]

Currently the Sarepta level crossing only sees one or two freights going to Caledon. In the "old days before Covid" very regular metro's travel to the Strand and Muldersvlei via Stellenbosch. Now nothing - the booms at the level crossing are also out of action.