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Caia Marromeu Railway # 1 set aside at Marromeu. 02 June 1975
Mozambique - The Sena Sugar Estates |
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| My brother, Peter Du Boulay was Manager at Sena Sugar for many years until being kicked after independence. The Plantation was started by my Great Grandfather, J.P. Hornung during the 1880's.
I'm fascinated by your photos, great recollections for posterity. Congratulations!
Diane Villax |
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Fowler Tiger traction engine. Luabo. 03 June 1975
Mozambique - The Sena Sugar Estates |
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| Dear Geof.
I have just found your photoes of the Sena Sugar Estates. they are superb.
I am restoring No. 15 and since buying the remains i have found one or two photos, and also become very intrested in the Sena Estates, i should be very interested in having copies of all the photos would this be possable may be at a reduced rate ? i look forward to heaing from you in the future.
Yours sincerley.
Nigel Heath. |
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2008-01-28 16:28:12 |
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| Hi Nigel
Glad you like the photos. Sena was not an easy place to visit, and I am of course pleased that my collection is helping so much with the restoration of the locomotives.
I agree that ordering prints of all of the photos will be a little expensive, and would like to assist, but arranging prints here would also be costly in paper / ink etc. However, if you take a set and would also like a few enlargements I will soon be taking some slides to Jessops for them to be scanned and printed as 8 x 10's. This should give better results that an enlargement thrpough Fotopic. I can add a few for you if you wish. You would have to cover all costs from Jessops, post, etc. |
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Class 15A Garratt between Tajintunda and New Hwange. 24 July 2007
Zimbabwe 2007 |
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| You have some fantastic pictures on your site Geoff, this shot is one of my favourites, looking forward to more images being added in due course. |
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Class 15A Garratt at Sambawizi on 25 July 2007
Zimbabwe 2007 |
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| I was a station foreman there in 1955 and took over when there was a head on collision within the station precints and the station foreman on duy got suspended, He was a Yorksireman who will remain nameless and he just went plain barmy there,
Syd Weatherall. Former reieif station foreman based in Livingstone 1955-56 |
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Class 16A Garratt # 611 at Dibangombie. 26 July 2007
Zimbabwe 2007 |
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| Dear Geoff
My first time accessing this site which is incredible and I have rated the photos as good and very good. It must be an expensive hobby.
Are most of these rail lines on the original "Cape to Cairo" line and is Khami bridge in Bechuanaland.
I love the passenger carriage and remember the bunks. We had a six bunk carriage with snowy white sheets and clean blankets and incredible service when I was a youngster, now in old age these memories are strong with nostalgia.
Thank you
Warm Regards
Yvonne |
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#21 with Marromeu sugar mill in the background. 09 June 1975
Mozambique - The Sena Sugar Estates |
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2008-01-30 21:43:30 |
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| Dear Geoff
A fascinating collection of my family's achievements in Mozambique
Thank you
Bernard Hornung |
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15th Class #356 on Train 820 arrives at Mokgosi Siding. The guard of Train 811 flags them through beside the mechanical points indicator, which shows that the points are set for the loop. 20 April 1973.
Rhodesia - Bulawayo to Mafeking in 1973 |
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| Thank you for the Zimbabwe/Rhodesia Railway photo's on your web site. As an ex railway fireman from the Mafeking line and a steam fireman from the Bulawayo depot until finishing as a driver in Mutare 1988, then leaving to live in the UK, your pictures have brought back many found times i had while on the railways, Jan 1968- April 1988. |
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#204 returned us to Victoria Falls station where a Class 15A Garratt took over, rushing us towards Bulawayo at a breathtaking 60 km per hour. 24 August 1994.
Zambia - Zambezi Sawmills line. 1994. |
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| try looking at www.royal-livingstone-express.com
Tourist trains (steam hauled) are now running along a small part of the line.
I lived in Zambia 1995 to a few months ago and regularly travelled Lusaka to Livingstone. Passenger trains ran irregularly to Mulobezi but spent more time derailed than actually on the tracks.
A great set of photos |
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DE6 #1606 and 1608 at Charring Cross between Lochinvar and Salisbury. 08 January 1972
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| Of all the diesel locomotives that saw service in Rhodesia during the sixties,severnties and in Zimbabwe up to 2008 and beyond nothing compares to the General Electric (u-boat) designated DE6s.These lovely locos were well maintained and looked great in white,green and yellow.Also their engine sound was like a whisper of rushing water.My first ride being in 1969 at Umtali station.Of all diesel locos the DE6 STANDS APART and hats off to the original designer engineer.No one can beat it |
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DE2 #1234 and 1228 pass through Rusapi Station on 07 May 1972.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| DE2s, well these locos bring back all the memories I wonder why I visited this web site,Goeff this is the very best you have done.My tour of the Mechanical workshops Mutare in 1980 were rewarded by getting to see 3 DE2s being overhauled.The chief Engieer resopnsible for allocating these locos including the great DE6s must have been fond of Umtali.Although there was not a diesel depot most of these locos were stabled on platform 2 which runs parallel to them main platform |
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DE6 # 1606 with Train 3 between Lochinvar and Salisbury. 27 May 1972.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| Geoff I know you have had enough of this but just look at this beauty DE6 no 1606 I wonder how the Americans feel about this locomotive.This was designed well ahead of its time.It is the benchmark of all diesel locos just as the concorde is the bench mark of luxury supersonic plane.Spoonet/transwerk did try some modifications to their units and they also look good but (I call them humpbacks) some are still runnung in Namibia.I wish todays GE Engnrs could revive this design for the cape cairo corridor |
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DE6 #1607 near Lochinvar on 27 May 1972.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| Geoff one more time just to tell you this was my favourite locomotive, Had a ride on it 1969 and again on christmas 2002( harare station)and 5 September 2004 .Still have to email it to young Sue.My machine was down until today.
I will not comment futher. |
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Class 9B #95 was the workshop sunter in Umtali on 12 August 1972. The workshop maintained diesels, presumably the reason for the interesting colour scheme.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| This staem loco was the pride of Umtali unfotunatley it was withdrawn.I remember as kids we used to admire this loco standing on the headshunt opposite the first bay of mechanical workshops (from harare side) and running parallel to the mainline.The headshunt formed the spur which entered the then Rhodesia Breweries.The buildings are still standing up to now. |
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DE6 #1605 and 1603 with a very lightbtrain comprising only a guards van at Murahwa Siding near Umtali. 13 August 1972.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| What a lovely picture with Hob house in the background.Each time I go to Mutare this is my favourite spot to catch the trains.I used to walk from the mechaincal workshops past this point and just close to the feruka refinery to make sure I saw all the trains coming up and going down Just at the bend beyond the picture there is railroad level crossing and will be idle for a railway station to srvice the new township which has been constructed. |
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NGG11. 16 May 2008.
South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour |
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| This photo (p50693369) is taken at Carisbrooke Siding. There used to be a wood and iron shed here. The film, 'Cry the Beloved Country', starring Sidney Poitier was partly filmed here. The photographer is standing on Inyeza hill. |
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NGG11. 16 May 2008.
South Africa - Narrow Gauge Tour |
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| The silo centre right is on Carisbrooke Farm. Above the silo, in the trees is a citrus packshed at Incalu siding. The hill, top right, is called Mkwekaze (mother-in-law). To the left of the train rises a hill called Nyeza. The hill in the far right top corner is in the Transkei. |
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DE4 1400 and 1406 with CFM #219 in the load. Murahwa Siding. 20 October 1972
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| This is the spot I meant on my earlier comment of Murahwa siding and if I remember well the km/mile peg at that point should read 18 ii |
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Two DE6 locomotives on Train 20 pass Battleship Rock near Rusapi. 4 November 1972
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| you should see this place in September when all the blooming flowers go wild ,the cicadas start singing.You can catch 33 down at this place around 8 pm as it heads for the eastern higlands.When driving to Mutare one could actually run with the goods train from Headlands up this point. |
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Brand new DE9 #1912 and 1908 leaving Lockinvar Diesel Depot on 18 November 1972. These were sanctions busting imports, sneakily disguised in Brazilian Railways red.
Rhodesia -- Eastern Area - 1972 |
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| The de9s only started service in the eastern highlands in 1976.prior to that it was the de7s which had taken over from the DE6s.Ww used to wonder why these were painted red.Later it was yellow with a red trim and were used as the principle loco s for passenger trains until the arrival of the DE10s.Now they save as shunt locos |
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| You are correct that the DE9's went yellow fairly fast. You can see a yellow one in Gwelo (Gweru) steam shed photo. The Eatsen Area I refer to was (still is) based on Harare, covering from Gweru to Mutare with the Harare branches. |
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Half cab bus. Not a partcularly good preservation effort.
Zimbabwe - Mutare Transport Museum |
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| Well, it is in Zimbabwe after all. What did you expect? Chromed wheel nuts? Come on, at least it still survives, although given the turmoil in Zimbabwe you have to ask for how long. |
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8E # 8088
South Africa- Koedoespoort Works Visit |
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