Hi all.
This morning we found three RRL locos being refuelled at Welkom station, 2x blue hire 35's and their own loco.
Later on we headed towards Odendaalsrus. Nearing the station we heard the sound of a diesel hooter coming in from the section. Standing on the old platform we noticed an orange 34 stopping at the end of the station. Soon we heard RRL's blue 35 heading our way from the shaft at OD with the ore. She too stopped at the points entering the mainline. No we were puzzled, we noticed Plasserail and TFR vehicles at the old goods shed but found no-one. A while later a yellow tamping machine headed into the station from the Welkom side and pulled into the loop. Since all the tracks have been removed where the BTM can be pased in the section, they now have to run into the nearest station / siding for other traffic to pass. Soon enough 34 030 notched up and hooted then passed us towards Welkom, only now could we see the load. It was the Agricura weed killer train, consisting of 2x cabooses, 2x FP parcel trucks, 4x XJ tanker wagons (Agricura Gif / Poison) and 1x green weed-killer-spraying coach.
Only the overgrown platform, palmtrees and a destroyed container (Van Schoor) remains at OD, one loop has been uplifted.
We headed back to Welkom along the service road and found Plasserrail busy about mid-way between Odendaalsrus and Friedesheim, just behind Phakisa raceway.
Sighting greetings.
John & Jacque.
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