South African Steam Safari 1

A steam safari adventure. Originally filmed in Hi-8 format, this is the first part of a record of my 2000 trip to South Africa, with its fantastic scenery and impressive steam locomotives. Many runpasts, steep inclines and sinuous routes. Beyer Garratts aplenty and 8 coupled locos ranging from 1900 to 1950s builds. This episode covers Capetown, Elgin and Prince Alfred Hamlet lines. Turn up the volume!

[@Preyser123]

Greetings from Cape Town, South Africa. I think this train was known as the Union Limited back then.

[@allanegleston4931]

i bet the owner of the steam launch wound have a shock when trying to get to his craft with a seal on board. !!!!!

[@normansilver905]

I rode a passenger tarin in 1981 from Cape town to Praetoria. On one leg a condenser Class 25 pulled us into Kimberly. Great memorable trip. Service was top notch and train was very clean.

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

Enjoyed your video you put together. Hope there more to come.

[@Bazza-xc7ru]

Hi , there are indeed, all 6 episodes now available. Hope you enjoy them all!

[@medwaymodelrailway7129]

@@Bazza-xc7ru Thanks very much for replying to my comment. It's nice to see other people's work too. Take Care & Stay Safe.

[@frederickjohnson7861]

train was over weight