Wheels of Progress, South African Railways & Harbours Short Film

A short film demonstrating the functions of the different sectors of the old South African Railways & Harbours administration.
Produced by Killarney Film Studios.
1960's
"This, is our Railway"

[@steamcountry9523]

A great nostalgic trip,being born,raised and eventually trained by the SAR&H i can attest to the quality of the people who worked there,i come from a long line of SAR&H people.

[@kobusdewet5004]

Did my appieship at Salt River in 1974/79. CE Rudman, FP Muir, WS Smith, LC Kok, C Strumpher, PD Joseph, Jaap Griesel, Jack ( ouballie ) Newton, list goes on. Salt of the earth Spoories.

[@kobusdewet5004]

Where are you guys?

[@GerhardBrand-z9d]

Good old South Africa 👌👌

[@arthursoutham9046]

Those were the days. Sadly a ew order has taken over. The railways can no longer be relied on, a d the Airways is all but gone. So why has this happened. Thank God I was bourne into this age depicted in the film. But it has all change now. Such a shame.

[@vernonsaayman9741]

To him inthe old days

[@heinmadsen-leipoldt2341]

It's interesting to know how hard people worked in the old days, to keep South African railway lines and trains in mint condition, now it's an eyesore, metro rail nearly collapsed, infrastructure falling apart, fraud and corruption destroying the the most important method of transport to Cary big quantities of humans and cargo

[@chadleighdebruyn7673]

Very interesting to see people working on the railways . Unlike today where you never see any track maintenance, just rusted rails running newish locomotives and refurb wagons . The rails are so bad it cause so much noise and vibration inside passenger cars .

[@vernonsaayman9741]

Driver at 4e controls mr h l kitshoff was asst many times

[@robertdexterscholtz6007]

An amazing video of a time when the fabulous SA Transport Services was the employer of the largest number of employees of any organisation in both in Africa and the entire Southern Hemisphere. The SA Railways serviced not only South Africa, but transported freight, passengers and millions of tons of export goods to most other countries in Africa. What a legendary organisation it was. But, South Africa has gone from the third most powerful economy on Earth to junk status in far less than 30 years. The big question is HOW??? What an earth-shattering mess we are in under an absolutely useless current regime!!!

[@railwayjade]

Fantastic - very interesting footage

[@williehill7909]

I was many times asst for Vernon Saayman in Saltriver Depot. Good old days.

[@chiva2507]

Those were the days.!! Wat n goeie verlede. SAS@H was n goed geoliede maatskapy,uitsluitlik vir die SA publiek.!

[@beenthere7962]

Retired SAA pilot here. Those were certainly the good old days!!! Everything has been trashed, EXCEPT the memories.

[@domijayawardena9495]

6.00am power of the wheel

[@pietergroenewald6333]

Can you add some more films please.

[@lucalategan8494]

What year does this date from?

[@SARsignalsNostalgia]

Mid to late 1960's

[@elizabethlovett5130]

Those were the good old days when people worked hard,knew what to do and it all worked beautifully. Wish they were back!!!!!!!

[@sydneymartin6941]

@@elizabethlovett5130 So do I my dear So do i

[@truth-Hurts375]

@@elizabethlovett5130 Stop living in the past....you got one life and by the listening...yours is allmost over...Start living your life to the fullest !!!

[@ManOnCouch]

@@elizabethlovett5130 What is wrong with you...