The Northbound signals were green at Theunissen. Brandfort told us a train was on its way to Theunissen, we missed this one, only seeing it from the road near Theunissen.
At Hamilton 2x orange 36 class diesels were shunting the remaining industrial sidings. Again, no photos as the train was deep in the private siding, only seen from afar.
Has anyone got a few photos of Bloemfontein in its heyday with steam shunting the sidings?
The rows of scrapped diesels at the workshops in Bloem is alarming... Nothing new at the coaching yard or old steam loco.
The old sign is at Glen.
Now we need some help, near De Bloem station we found this abandoned line in the veld, seems like it went to Olive hill quarry?? The line, amazingly, is still intact but overgrown and disappears into the long grass.
The two light locos are waiting at Theunissen for the per-way to finish with track work before proceeding to Bloemfontein. To the left of the units the Winburg branch can be seen, sections have been uplifted.
Then some shots of the old alignment between Smaldeel Junction and Theron.
Lastly, Harmony Surface Rail, heading back to the loco shed, dust is blowing
off the slimes dams.
Cheers.
J & J.
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