Ribbon of Iron part 1 by Paul Clark

[@stephensmith799]

Glorious landscape and locomotives. Listen to THAT 25NC…. Beyond that, words are inadequate to the task.

[@Adventurescot]

Oh yes, our old 25NC 3488 could bark. She was an amazing machine and never let us down. Thankfully we saved her from the scrappers and is now at Sandstone Railway

[@stephensmith799]

@@Adventurescot Somehow that’s a great relief; almost like hearing an old friend is still around

[@777trains22]

Great video, thank you Richard, yes we all miss the era of the big steamers that roamed all over South Africa. Greetings from Russia.

[@Adventurescot]

Glad you enjoyed. I'm surprised it actually showed in Russia with the situation right now. I hope your ok there

[@Tom-Lahaye]

Great video. I visited SA and Zimbabwe a few years later. Sadly steam on Kimberly-De Aar had just ended by then but Bulawayo was still a city of steam. Got my permits from the same man, Israel N'hari, and during the depot visits and footplate rides I actually got the controls for a short while of an 16A when I told the driver that I was working with steam on a preserved railway. Also cool those film clips from Hex River Pass in the 1930s with class 15CB and a 14C helper, the main classes employed there before the 15E's and 23s took over.

[@peetduplessis7796]

Thank you for re-posting , or posting this. So many memories changing over from Class 32 diesel hauled SWA train at De Aar to the big 25 class steam boys. What a ride to Kimberley! The "draadkarre" to Johannesburg was so uneventful.

[@Adventurescot]

Yes even those old 32s had a bit of character but the steam was the true machine of the railways. As for the draadkarre, well, i'm not a big fan of those boring boxes

[@GLxGL]

Did Enchantress survive into preservation? I know Maria and Jennifer from Michael Woods’ documentary apparently didn’t?