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Forum: Say Hello 25th September 2022, 22:01
Replies: 3
Views: 6,743
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 6th August 2022, 19:53
Replies: 3
Views: 4,732
Posted By DSY011
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"...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 30th July 2022, 21:31
Replies: 12
Views: 8,441
Posted By DSY011
I left the Rhodesian Railways in 1969 and fled to...

I left the Rhodesian Railways in 1969 and fled to the U.K. on the Union Castle Line, landing in Southampton in July, but I still have my old water bag that I used on the Rhodesian Railways. The cork...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 21st July 2022, 23:22
Replies: 12
Views: 8,441
Posted By DSY011
I would rather have it the other way. I am more...

I would rather have it the other way. I am more comfortable in the colder weather than the hot, even though I was born in Africa on the edge of the Kalahari desert. I spent almost all my youth in...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 13th June 2022, 21:19
Replies: 8
Views: 7,960
Posted By DSY011
Some of the 15th class Garratt's were capable of...

Some of the 15th class Garratt's were capable of 60 m.p.h. along the Dett Straight, which was quite an experience the first few times my driver did it. With loco's that were 10' 6" wide on 3' 6"...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 11th June 2022, 23:54
Replies: 8
Views: 7,960
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Narrow Gauge 11th June 2022, 22:29
Replies: 8
Views: 7,960
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Say Hello 6th April 2022, 23:29
Replies: 2
Views: 5,273
Posted By DSY011
Hello Agnesia, welcome to the Railway Forum.

Hello Agnesia, welcome to the Railway Forum.
Forum: Say Hello 6th March 2022, 20:42
Replies: 15
Views: 13,647
Posted By DSY011
Best thing I ever had done Steve. I was getting...

Best thing I ever had done Steve. I was getting so bad that I stopped driving, (for my own sake as well as the masses). Had both eyes done and now have a check up every 6 months. I also passed my...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 6th March 2022, 20:28
Replies: 3
Views: 4,226
Posted By DSY011
I bet the Outback could do with a bit of that...

I bet the Outback could do with a bit of that deluge Steve. I read that it was pretty hot and dry out there at the moment.
Forum: Narrow Gauge 17th February 2022, 21:15
Replies: 6
Views: 9,408
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 27th January 2022, 20:16
Replies: 7
Views: 4,806
Posted By DSY011
(Nice one Tony. Made me laugh! ) me to as well.

(Nice one Tony. Made me laugh! ) me to as well.
Forum: Say Hello 17th January 2022, 20:26
Replies: 3
Views: 4,579
Posted By DSY011
Hello Kereru and welcome to the Railway Forum...

Hello Kereru and welcome to the Railway Forum from a Ex Rhodesian Railway man.
Forum: Say Hello 8th December 2021, 20:00
Replies: 6
Views: 5,373
Posted By DSY011
Hello raildata, welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm...

Hello raildata, welcome to the Railway Forum. I'm not very well up on U.S. loco's, Rhodesian Railways is my thing, but I believe that there is no more Garratt's working on the main line now. Although...
Forum: Say Hello 21st November 2021, 20:20
Replies: 3
Views: 8,165
Posted By DSY011
Hello chicadee and welcome to the Railway Forum....

Hello chicadee and welcome to the Railway Forum. Hope you find the answers to you are looking for. There is already a lot of information on this site. It may help if you were to ask the questions...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 27th October 2021, 18:53
Replies: 10
Views: 7,628
Posted By DSY011
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....
Forum: Say Hello 23rd August 2021, 20:31
Replies: 4
Views: 17,088
Posted By DSY011
Hello LifeOnRailway, welcome to the forum. Which...

Hello LifeOnRailway, welcome to the forum. Which part of the railways are you most interested in?
Forum: Say Hello 23rd August 2021, 20:22
Replies: 276
Views: 357,137
Posted By DSY011
Hello Samuel, and welcome to the Railway Forum.

Hello Samuel, and welcome to the Railway Forum.
Forum: Say Hello 1st August 2021, 18:46
Replies: 9
Views: 7,241
Posted By DSY011
Hi Steve and welcome to the forum. I am also a an...

Hi Steve and welcome to the forum. I am also a an ex-fireman from the Rhodesian Railways (now Zambian and Zimbabwe railways) I used to fire Garratts, both hand fired and worm and steam jet fired. I...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 20th June 2021, 19:49
Replies: 8
Views: 4,707
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 19th June 2021, 20:27
Replies: 8
Views: 4,707
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 11th June 2021, 23:29
Replies: 8
Views: 4,707
Posted By DSY011
One thing for sure, that Tin Can on the rear was...

One thing for sure, that Tin Can on the rear was doing a lot of pushing up the hill, but then the hill looked quite steep. Are the loco's hand fired or do they have a cheat system (worm feed like the...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 18th April 2021, 19:44
Replies: 14
Views: 7,195
Posted By DSY011
We had one in old N. Rhodesia called Que Que.

We had one in old N. Rhodesia called Que Que.
Forum: Say Hello 9th April 2021, 20:56
Replies: 1
Views: 5,482
Posted By DSY011
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...
Forum: Railway News from around the World 4th January 2021, 21:49
Replies: 3
Views: 2,715
Posted By DSY011
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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