Forum: Say Hello
25th September 2022, 22:01
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Replies: 3
Views: 6,848
Welcome to the Forum David. I can't type with...
Welcome to the Forum David. I can't type with more than two fingers, and also can't spell.
Thanks to the internet for correcting me I seem to get along with most things.
I was a fireman on the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th August 2022, 19:53
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,819
I think I posted a time back about the time we...
I think I posted a time back about the time we hit an elephant crossing the track when I was a fireman on the old Rhodesian Railways. We had to stop, and before you could say "what the hell was that"...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
30th July 2022, 21:31
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,724
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
21st July 2022, 23:22
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Replies: 12
Views: 8,724
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Forum: Narrow Gauge
13th June 2022, 21:19
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,495
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Forum: Narrow Gauge
11th June 2022, 23:54
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,495
Thanks Ralph (27Vet). That brought back many...
Thanks Ralph (27Vet). That brought back many memory's of train trips I have done through Southern Africa. I spent two years stationed at Thompson Junction (T.J.) and crossed the Victoria Falls...
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Forum: Narrow Gauge
11th June 2022, 22:29
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,495
Cecil John Roade's, who was responsible for...
Cecil John Roade's, who was responsible for setting up much of the Cape to Ciro line used the 3' 6" gauge through South Africa, Bechuanaland (now Botswana), Southern Rhodesia, (now Zimbabwe) over the...
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Forum: Say Hello
6th April 2022, 23:29
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Replies: 2
Views: 5,334
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Forum: Say Hello
6th March 2022, 20:42
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Replies: 15
Views: 13,841
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
6th March 2022, 20:28
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,410
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Forum: Narrow Gauge
17th February 2022, 21:15
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Replies: 6
Views: 9,925
On the Rhodesian Railways, the Garratt loco's...
On the Rhodesian Railways, the Garratt loco's could travel in both directions at the same speed. As the coal tender was slightly narrower than the cab, the crew could see better in reverse than the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
27th January 2022, 20:16
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Replies: 7
Views: 4,909
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Forum: Say Hello
17th January 2022, 20:26
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Replies: 3
Views: 4,619
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Forum: Say Hello
8th December 2021, 20:00
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Replies: 6
Views: 5,416
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Forum: Say Hello
21st November 2021, 20:20
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Replies: 3
Views: 8,279
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
27th October 2021, 18:53
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Replies: 10
Views: 7,773
The day before yesterday Steve. I still tend to...
The day before yesterday Steve. I still tend to use letters to people I don't know personally. I refuse to do any correspondence with a local or national Gov. office, or give them my e-mail address....
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Forum: Say Hello
23rd August 2021, 20:31
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Replies: 4
Views: 17,131
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Forum: Say Hello
23rd August 2021, 20:22
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Replies: 276
Views: 360,140
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Forum: Say Hello
1st August 2021, 18:46
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Replies: 9
Views: 7,275
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
20th June 2021, 19:49
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,888
The track gauge across Southern African main...
The track gauge across Southern African main lines is 3' 6" although the loading gauge is 10'-6". In South Africa, the speed limit on main lines was 50 mph. In Rhodesia it was 45 mph, although we...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
19th June 2021, 20:27
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,888
Thanks for the update Steve. In my day on the...
Thanks for the update Steve. In my day on the Rhodesian Railways, you would be hard pressed to chase a train. Not because it was too fast, but because most of the tracks were well away from the...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
11th June 2021, 23:29
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,888
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
18th April 2021, 19:44
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Replies: 14
Views: 7,400
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Forum: Say Hello
9th April 2021, 20:56
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Replies: 1
Views: 5,602
Hello Star of Nowhere, welcome to the Railway...
Hello Star of Nowhere, welcome to the Railway Forum. I was lucky enough to spend 5 weeks in Bangalore a few years ago ( OK it was about 15 years ago), but it seemed like only a few years) I was...
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Forum: Railway News from around the World
4th January 2021, 21:49
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,885
I bet the shuteen (African word for bush) in...
I bet the shuteen (African word for bush) in happy to get a bit of extra food. Most of the track back home was lifted quite a way above the local land with very thick layers of ballast. Even more so...
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