(3 of 3) The tractor is stopped, but the wagon is still rolling, so some serious sprinting is needed to get to the brake wheel before she goes too far.
(2 of 3) The loaded grain wagons are heavy, so instead of using a chain to pull strings of them, the tractor pushes them out of the way one by one after loading.
(1 of 3) A tractor, chained to the first wagon, is used to pull short strings of grain wagons in position under the loading chutes of the grain silos at Moorreesburg Station.
Finally back on track, 35-027, 35-408 and 35-403 await the verdict on their fate: To Bloemfontein for repairs, or (shudder....) the scrapper's torches....
Six days after the 7 June derailment, conditions have finally dried up enough for the wreck crews to get new track laid down. The four locomotives are still lying where they fell.
Six days after the 7 June derailment, conditions have finally dried up enough for the wreck crews to get new track laid down. By day seven trains should be running again and wreck removal can pro... (more)
In April 2004 I had the privilege of a cab ride across Sir Lowry's Pass in 35-408. Not much room left in that cab now after 35-403 ploughed into it during the accident on 7 June 2007. The accident... (more)
On 7 June 2007 a Piketberg bound coal train derailed at Biesiesfontein farm just north of Moorreesburg after floods caused the roadbed to subside. All five crew members were injured, the driver's ... (more)
