Photographs by Geoff Cooke
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Some of these photogaphs were taken on tours hosted by Geoff Cooke. Others are scans of colour slides from his collection.
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741-028 arriving at San Candido on 16 June 1974
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FUTURE TOURS
Geoff's Trains will run these tours in 2010:

GREAT BRITAIN
The Trains and Treasures of Wales, Yorkshire and the Lakes.

IRELAND
The Trains and Treasures of Ireland.

SOUTH AFRICA
South African Steam, Cape and Narrow Gauge.
The Trains and Treasures of South Africa.

ZIMBABWE
See the last running commercial Garratts in the world.

For information on these tours, go to www.geoffs-trains.com
STEAM IN ZIMBABWE
Enjoy Garratts? Visit the last working commercial (not preserved) Garratt steam depot in the world at Bulawayo. Ride with and photograph three Garratt types. Visit historic sites, game reserves and the magnificant Victoria Falls. Visit the Geoff's Trains Website at: www.geoffs-trains.com
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About Me
I run a business called Geoff's Trains that specialises in tours for railway enthusiasts and holidays with a railway content. More recent photographs may be from tours that I have hosted, whilst older ones are from the time when trains were a hobby.

Location:Kidderminster

Recent Changes
2010-01-14 21:38:08
20 images added to Italy
2010-01-09 12:46:38
Added new collection Spain (31 images)
2009-09-26 10:57:50
59 images added to South Africa- Koedospoort Works Visit
2009-06-14 15:06:49
4 images added to South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour 2009
2009-06-03 11:23:52
81 images added to South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour 2009
Top Photographs This Month
Talgo 'Monsarrat' train arriving at Miranda do Ebro o 11 June 1974  Spain  (18)
4009 and 333-003 on shed at Miranda do Ebro on 12 June 1974  Spain  (11)
#8926 Electric Loco. Miranda do Ebro. 11 June 1974  Spain  (8)
Electric 289-029 arriving at Miranda do Ebro on 12 June 1974  Spain  (8)
Half cab bus  Zimbabwe - Mutare Transport Museum  (8)
Most Recent Collections
19th Sep 2009South Africa- Koedoespoort Works Visit (59 images)
The RSSA arranged a visit to the Transnet Koedoespoort Workshops to see the assembly line for the Class 39 Diesel Electic locomotives and the Class 6E upgrade. Other locomotives were seen in the yard.
2nd May 2009
to 13th May 2009
South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour 2009 (81 images)
The 2009 SA Narrow Gauge tour offered a similar programme to the 2008 one, but the weather was different with more cloud. Sandstone had restored a second NG6 Lawley, and at last we had steam back on the Avontuur Line.
11th May 2008
to 21st May 2008
South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour (58 images)
Geoff's Trains Ltd ran a tour to the Narrow Gauge railways of South Africa in May 2008. Some of the photographic results are shown here.
23rd Sep 2007
to 24th Sep 2007
South Africa - Class 91 Diesel Electric to Patensie (16 images)
The 2 foot gauge railway from Port Elizabeth to Avontuur, including a branch to Patensie, is operated by Class 91 diesel electric locomotives. The Apple Express also runs on these metals using a number of steam locomotives. In September 2007 Apple Express ran a charter train for us from Humewood Road to Patensie and back. None of their steam locomotives was available, and so we used Class 91 # 91-007.
20th Sep 2007South Africa - The end of 15CA #2054 (19 images)
I found Class 15CA #2054 being cut up at Voorbaai Depot during a tour that I hosted for Ffestiniog Travel. A sad end for a fine locomotive.

#2054 was built by the American Locomotive Co in 1926.
17th Jul 2007
to 28th Jul 2007
Zimbabwe 2007 (25 images)
A Geoff's Trains tour ran to Zimbabwe in July 2007. Charter steam trains ran around Bulawayo and to Victoria Falls.

The tour will be repeated in May 2009. Find the itinerary at www.geoffs-trains.com
15th Jul 2007
to 16th Jul 2007
Botswana - BCL Mine - 2007 (14 images)
Our tour to Zimbabwe visited the BCL mine at Selebe Phikwe en route from South Africa.
14th Jul 2007
to 15th Sep 2007
South Africa - 2007 Friends of the Rail charters (8 images)
Friends of the Rail ran two charters in 2007 for Geoff's Trains. The first was to Rooival Power Station, the second to Cullinan
10th Aug 2006
to 18th Aug 2006
Zimbabwe 2006 (27 images)
Geoff's Trains ran a tour to Zimbabwe in August 2006 with Globe Steam. These photographs are a small selection from that tour.
31st Aug 2005South Africa - Avontuur Adventurer 2005 (27 images)
The 2005 Avontuur Adventurer tour was operated by the Sandstone Heritage Trust with Geoff's Trains acting as the overseas booking agent. The main tour concerned itself with the 2 foot gauge line from Port Elizabeth to Avontuur. A pre-tour option offered visits to the Sandstone Estate, Paton Country Railway and the Banana Express.
8th Jul 2005Botswana - BCL Mine - 2005 (7 images)
Following our tour of Zimbabwe, we visited te BCL Mine at Selebe Phikwe in Botswana.
2nd Jul 2005
to 5th Jul 2005
Zimbabwe - Garratts to Victoria Falls 2005 (27 images)
In July 2005 Geoff's Trains ran a tour to Zimbabwe for Globe Steam. Botswana was also included, and will feature as a separate collection.
26th Apr 2005Zimbabwe - Mutare NRZ Workshops (12 images)
The National Railways of Zimbabwe workshops in Mutare maintained English Electric and Brush locomotives. The workshop now maintains American General Electric locomotives.
26th Apr 2005Zimbabwe - Mutare Transport Museum (31 images)
Zimbabwe's Transport Museum is in the City if Mutare. Some of the transport exhibits are shown here.
21st Apr 2005Zimbabwe - Shurugwi Narrow Gauge (14 images)
The Shurugwi Peak Mine, located at the town of Shurugwi, about 20 km south of Gweru, runs a collection of diesel locomotives manufactured by Prof Engineering, and one Funkey.
12th Jul 1994
to 24th Aug 1994
Zambia - Zambezi Sawmills line. 1994. (55 images)
In 1994 we made three attempts to run our train to Mulobezi at the end of the old Zambezi Sawmills logging railway. The third attempt was successfull.
18th Jun 1977
to 19th Jun 1977
Rhodesia - Around Gwelo. 1977. (19 images)
A brief visit to Gwelo (Gweru) in 1977 saw Class 14A, 15th, 16A Class and 20th Class Garratts on shed, along with a few 12th Class 4-8-2's that were already set aside.
2nd Jun 1975
to 9th Jun 1975
Mozambique - The Sena Sugar Estates (82 images)
These photographs are scanned from slides taken on a visit to the Sena Sugar Estates on the Zambezi River in Mozambique in 1975.
13th Jun 1974
to 16th Jun 1974
Italy (20 images) New
The European tour continued with a visit to Italy to see the steam enclaves at Alessandria and Fortezza
10th Jun 1974
to 12th Jun 1974
Spain (31 images) New
Three days in Spain saw some of the last remaining steam on the main line, and the Ponferrada narrow gauge line.
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Talgo 'Monsarrat' train arriving at Miranda do Ebro o 11 June 1974
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