South African Steam: Union Limited Rooiwal & Toorwaterpoort August 2002

[@hugodewet6063]

First time I'm seeing this video 28/09/21. Wonderful footage of trips that today we can only dream about. The double head 24/19D combo brings back happy memories of being hauled out of Windhoek SWA by double head 24's and very often, a class 8 or even a 7, banking 15 coach trains up to Kruin.

[@steamfreak]

Thanks Hugo, glad you enjoyed it! Those days of steam in SWA must have been quite something.

[@josiahmanganyi5359]

The only danger was air pollution which made many people to contract asthma and cancer!More dangerous for the drivers and assistants including passengers!

[@calliepohl8977]

Ek's mal hier oor .Dink net aan daai H P wat hul daar uitsit.soooo fantasties dankie mense.

[@steamfreak]

Dankie man!

[@adriaanpretorius3411]

Baie geniet vanmiddag 2 Oktober 2020. Groete uit Pretoria

[@steamfreak]

Baie dankie!

[@asd36f]

Spectacular scenery! #SouthAfricanSteam #Vintagesteam

[@steamfreak]

It is indeed!

[@baynessoundview]

Great video, as always. Brings back memories when I used to fire on the Garratts in Rhodesia.

[@steamfreak]

Good times!

[@Retaud21]

Hi Trevor Loved your film - I did this trip with a GMAM Garratt the previous year, and this excellent compilation brought back so many memories. Many thanks for letting us share your extremely well captured video.

[@steamfreak]

Hi John, I'm glad you enjoyed it! That line is so scenic, like many others in SA... I am having fun going through all these old videos and reliving the memories too.

[@viviennehart14]

Just as I remembered it back in the '90s, not too sure of the date, that view of Rooiberg, got a shot from the line-side, too difficult for me to get higher, but a great photo anyway!

[@steamfreak]

Thanks, amazing spot there

[@hawkeye-vv4kb]

Ongelooflik mooi natuurtonele.

[@steamfreak]

+hawkeye0248 Baie dankie! Dit is regtig betower...

[@jacquespats5796]

The stops on both ends look neglected maybe someone can organise a fundraiser to refurbish those 2 stops abit. That will round off an exceptionally marvellous trip as seen in video gosh maybe some day i can experience that trip with the union limited and the 2 19s or even red devil.

[@steamfreak]

Sadly everything in this country is starting to look not only neglected but outright ruined.

[@baynessoundview]

The 19th class were a rough ride on the footplate compared to the Garratts. The big 20th class were stokered but a 15th class with clean tubes was a dream to hand fire on the Bulawayo to Mafeking run.

[@steamfreak]

Those Garratts were amazing locos, and the 15s were the Greyhounds of the Dete Straight!

[@baynessoundview]

@@steamfreak Did you work on RR?