My dream is to one day ride on a Rovos train across the tip of Europe Lady Joan.
Indeed stepping back and can you believe that when I was in the army in 72, it took us 3 days to arrive from Oudtshoorn to Johannesburg. Then it was again 3 days to get back.
Nothing can beat the clickety clack on the railway line, blue smoke from the old smoke stack that put me to sleep at night.
I am not familiar with the Umgeni to Inchanga trip, but it sounds good, so I will ask Mrs. Google to show me.
Yes, I share that love with you, especially on a long trip.
Thank you sincerely for the tipu.
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Army trips would have been on the postal/milk train with all stops, yes those were golden years. I would love to know where all the trains went plus the silver ware used in dining carts etc.
We will never witness rail like that again in South Africa!
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Exactly right Lady Joan and the things that we got up to on those trains are legend.
So are the smart dining cars with their delicious food. Melted down long ago methinks.
That's why this old steam train hold so my memories for me.
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Train was our only main form of transport so many memories it is sad to think it was destroyed to the level it has been.
Supporting the old steam trains where private companies are running them to assist in keeping them in business, tough times!
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Oh yes, and we all have many experiences of train travel, but no more now and the media are lamenting the destruction of our none existing train services.
A very expensive hobby and thankfully we have the die hard volunteers that love the old trains so much that they are not prepared to see them going to scrap.
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When hubby was running there were a few steam train/marathon runner events countrywide Man vs Machine we had one up Richards Bay/Empangeni where we were on the train while he ran, used to be good fun.
Hobby of keeping steam trains takes a community prepared to work for the love of it!
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Oh yes, I don remember the marathons and great to hear that your hubby ran some of them Lady Joan.
Yes, I bet that you guys had a lot of fun.
Exactly right as the old engineers and drivers are all in love with their work.
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Steamers only attract a certain type of people who have a deep love of yesteryear, in time it too will become a forgotten factor.
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