The victoria falls steam train company

[lorne steel]

My name is Lorne Steel, I represent the Victoria Falls Steam Train Company in Zimbabwe. we have a 1953 Garrat steam locomotive which pulls 5 carriages, two lounge cars, two diners and a baggage wagon which has been converted into a pub. The Steam train does various trips onto the Victoria Falls Bridge as well as into bush for dinner safaris.We also have a tram doing daily trips to the bridge.
for more info please find us at www.steamtraincompany.com, you can also find us on facebook, twitter, youtube and tripadvisor. for further info i'm contactable personally at [email protected] or on +26377 9722 118

[DSY011]

Hello Lorne and welcome to the Railway Forum. I have crossed the Victoria Falls many times as a fireman stationed at Thompson Junction. We used to work the train to Livingstone and back. I was then transferred to Dett and worked through the Game Reserve. I fired and drove all the Garratt's apart from the 16th class Garratt. All the Garratt's had brass number plates in my days on the Rhodesia Railways.
I also remember the trolleys that were pushed from the Falls hotel down to the bridge, and learning to swim in the hotel swimming pool when I was about 4 years old.