Ceres Rail Company's class 19B - No.1412 - has reached the end of the scenic Ceres branchline at Prince Alfred Hamlet and is greeted by excited locals who have not seen a train here in many years.... (more)
'Steamy Reflections...'
Class 19B No.1412 performs some shunting duties at Prince Alfred Hamlet before coupling up to 'sister' class 19D No.3322 for a double-header back to Demeter!
High above the valley in Michell's Pass, Ceres Rail Company's class 19B No.1412 & 19D No.3322 have their regulators wide open as they climb the steep gradient leading to the summit.
The Last Runpast
Nine days of eight-coupled steam came to an end with this double-headed run past at Michell's Pass, in wonderful warm mid-winter sunshine. A Farrail tour.
CP 1412 enters with IR 861 from Porto S?o Bento to Pocinho the station of Regua. To the right a class 9700 DMU, build by Đuro Đakovic and in the background a Bombardie 1960 class diesel... (more)
Ceres Rail Company's class 19B 4-8-2 heads through Paarl station, on its way to its home base at Ceres and passing the old signal cabin that quite incredibly, still controls the semaphore signals ... (more)