There were elephant footprints in the river sand as one of the last remaining working Garrets on the NRZ works her train of empties bound for Thompson Junction.
No 613 works her coal train past Class 15A No 395 with a train bound for Old Hangwe Station.
Coal was always the most important commodity moved by rail both eastbound and westbound from Thompson Junction.
The Engineman on No 395 make eye contact with the photographer as he awaits orders at the eastern side of Thompson Junction Exchange Yard
NRZ Garrett No 395 moves her coal train westbound towards Victoria Falls. South Africa used Garret engines on mountain railways, NRZ used them on the main line.
Sunrise on the Deka River Bridge. Winter is the in Southern Hemisphere. This is one of the last few NZR garret locomotives still in service.
