Dedicated to the Memory of Adelbert Stigling - Friends of Atlantic Rail - Part Two

In memory of friend and fellow enthusiast Adelbert Stigling.
Adel, as I knew him will forever be remembered for his great generosity and kindness. A gentleman no doubt, he took a keen and genuine interest in different cultures and languages and wound often bend over backwards to accommodate people from all walks of life. A well-read man he could hold his own in any conversion while his experience and tales from yesteryear entertained and taught us plenty. We shared many great conversations and more importantly many great laughs.
We were privileged to have had him among us and are better for it.
Always willing to help, always accommodating and always welcoming. His larger than life presence will be sorely missed by us all.
Gone, but certainly, never forgotten.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his loved ones.
In Part Two of the series, the locomotive is readied for its excursion to Simon's Town. Trip Sundays would always start off with the locomotive visiting the inspection pits at Culemborg Yard followed by fire cleaning at the ash pit. Thereafter, a shunt would be done to assemble the train and ready the coaches for receiving the passengers.
Description from Part One of the series.
After joining Friends of Atlantic Rail in 2011, I started work on a small filming project about the clubs general day to day operations. Up to that point I had done some rail photography on a smaller scale, but my membership at FoAR exposed me to more regular opportunities.
However, what started off as a simple project quickly turned into a massive undertaking that saw me chasing the train more often than actually working on it. As time passed the shortcomings in my equipment started becoming painfully apparent and I grew more critical of the footage. This lead to some new equipment and hopes of redoing many of the scenes.
Unfortunately, time had run out and the closure of the Simons's Town line left Atlantic Rail with no other option than to start running to Stellenbosch. Initially, we believed the closure would only be temporary, but as time passed and multiple attempts to reopen the line failed so did the film.
There were other considerations too. Times had changed with the arrival of CRC and the club now served both organisations taking on a more business-like approach with the trip preparation being mostly done by paid staff. This was the end of the "build-up" and braai that was a common occurrence at Moment Station in days leading up to an excursion.

[@RobRob5656]

very nice!

[@14CRB2010]

A wonderful tribute to him. He loved every moment spent with FOAR. A great man and will be sadly missed.

[@golrush007]

Fantastic video Wayne. 2012 wasn’t long ago in the grand scheme of things, but nonetheless it feels like donkey’s year ago now looking back at us young steam enthusiasts. And what a privilege it was to get to know Adel and hear his myriad stories. I’ll always picture him with that great beard. In fact, the first time that I encountered him clean shaven I didn’t realise that it was him at first. He was one of the great characters of our 21st century steam revival in the Cape.

[@davidhopley7334]

great video and FOAR Guys< Adelbert will always be remembered.

[@WayneSA85]

Agreed!!

[@World.of.railways]

Nice tribute to him! Appreciate ! Best Regards, Railherbie from Germany

[@WayneSA85]

Thank you Railherbie. A great loss!

[@conceyullena]

Beautiful video! Greetings 📽️🔝🚂👍🙋‍♂️

[@0724706096]

Great video. Adel wil surely be missed

[@rufusvermeulen9885]

Great video Wayne 3655 my fav loc from hermon days to porterville

[@WayneSA85]

Thanks for watching Rufus.

[@midafricam]

Awesome footage

[@WayneSA85]

Thank you Justin.

[@theovanstaden5766]

Great video and sorry about the lost of one of Your FOAR member!

[@WayneSA85]

Thank you. He was a great guy.

[@BorisLu]

Nice video!

[@WayneSA85]

Thanks for watching.

[@Preyser123]

Great video! How many are there in this series? Just curious to know.

[@WayneSA85]

Thanks. Currently two, another two or three to follow.

[@Preyser123]

@@WayneSA85 Awesome! I look forward to them.

[@SterremanWillie]

Great video (as always). Pity about the lens fogging up at minute 1:35! I guess this was not planned! Hehe

[@WayneSA85]

So long ago I honestly cannot remember.

[@chadleighdebruyn7673]

How can one volunteer or join this group . I’ve been wanting to join the railways since I was little have applied at TransNet as I matriculated back in 2016 . Well it’s 2022 and I still haven’t been able to make my dream a reality at TransNet , can anybody help me . I wouldn’t mind volunteering , just so I can become knowledgeable about every aspect of railroading and learn something’s about our lovely steam locos

[@randolfocarlos1]

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