24 3664 "JO-ANNA" (on the cab side lettered as 3603) of association "Friends of the Rail" in Pretoria with a mixed train in front of the Rooiwal coal power station (built in 1963). The locomotive ... (more)
On a cold and sunny winter morning, Friends of the Rail's ex- South African Railways class 24 no. 3664 and class 19D no. 2650 move away from the ashpits at Capital Park depot.
Repeating what used to be a regular sight in steam days, FOTR's 19D No. 2650 takes a run at the coal stage with 2 hoppers. Coal stages used to be common at all large steam locomotive facilities in... (more)