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 Bridge, (both by day and night) regularly in to Livingstone from T.J. I was then posted to Dett and worked trains along the 72 mile Dett straight. The straight runs through the game reserve, so we saw loads of game and even hit an elephant one night. Most of the time we had Garratt's but also straight loco's. Working the other way, we ran down to T.J. then back to Dett which was mostly up hill and hard work.
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The Old Git, Syd
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