Hi all.
Yesterday we got orange E 1620 & her sister E xxxx heading South through Bloemhof with a load of beer trucks and empty container wagons, a short while after this we just missed a long ore train heading North. Security people have finally arrived at the new Shosholoza Meyl section of the station. We left with the "Spoorbaan" busy in the yard area also found the guys repairing the mielie truck with the wheel missing. There are still a couple of "igloos" for the track gangs standing in the railway area.
Today we caught Spoornet maroon 34 067 and orange 34 028 heading through Willemsrus en-route to Kroonstad with a load of mielies. Quite a dust storm was kicked up by the train over the level crossing.
Then we headed to Bloemhof and Makwassie and Leeudoringstad. Since our last visit not much more has / can be destroyed at Makwassie station. Signals red both ways. Then near Daalder we noticed a slow moving train. We headed to Leeudoringstad and a while later blue E 10 038 & orange sister headed through at a high speed with a block load of mielies heading North. The station and surrounding area vibrated violently as she passed. We noticed the track and sleepers bouncing up and down under the train. When the train has passed we saw that some of the Pandrol clips had vibrated out of the sleepers.
A thunderstorm was heading our way so we left via Bothaville back to Welkom. No further trains were noticed.
It is still our intention to visit Leeustroom this coming Friday for a braai if everything goes according to plan. If the the weather turns bad you'll find us a couple of kilometres up the line at Greenlands station.
Regards.
John & Jacque.
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