Yeah, same here. Everything is going to the dogs - a big shortage of locos &
wagons mostly because of poor maintenance. (At the moment the majority of
freight is transported by thousands of 26 wheelers carrying 40 ton loads. 60
trucks & trailers = 1 block train. We have 1500 operating between Phalaborwa
& Maputo carrying 500 loads of magnetite per day, destined for China. The
roads are a disaster, not to speak of the accidents). Transnet is in the
process of procuring "replacements" where you get one for the price of two.
They are also talking about privatising branch lines. There are still a
couple of steam branch lines for the tourists which are operated privately.
The most famous, the Outeniqua Choo-Choo, between George & Knysna, is no
more thanks to floods washing a away several sections of track & not enough
money to do the repairs.
BTW, did my first MB race the other day. Borrowed a bike. Punctured after
12km & had to jog the last 8 but still beat a lot of riders.
Alan C
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From: David Mann
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 10:26 AM
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Subject: Re: *** SPAM ***PESO: A Good Head Of Steam
Thanks for the comments, Alan. Rail in this country is being crapped on by
underinvestment by successive governments. The lines are falling apart and
there's no political motivation to repair them. Here's an example of a
local authority who are trying to rescue the situation.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/regional/260192/lifeline-for-gisborne-napier-rail-link
$4m is probably the weekly pothole budget for the highways.
I've had another look at the photo now that the sun has gone down (we've had
stunning weather today) and have dropped the shadows a bit. Same url as
before but for comparison I've put the old photo at:
http://www.multi.net.nz/weka-pass-orig.jpg
BTW that steam was LOUD.
Cheers,
Dave
On Nov 27, 2014, at 8:26 pm, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote:
You're too modest. That's a great shot - plenty of steam for the
photographers. I took a gander at their website. The EE Diesels seem to be
identical to some still operating in Zimbabwe.
Alan C
-----Original Message----- From: David Mann
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2014 8:47 AM
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Subject: *** SPAM ***PESO: A Good Head Of Steam
I forgot I'd taken this, but a couple of weekends ago we spent a night in
Hanmer Springs. Just after we'd had lunch in Waikari we saw the Weka Pass
Railway steam train was about to leave, so we hopped across the road and
into the station to watch it go.
Unfortunately I only had my cellphone with me but the camera you're
carrying is the best one in the world...
http://gallery.multi.net.nz/photo/837/#peso
I hope I've got the levels right as I'm in a very bright room at the
moment.
We rode on this train a few years ago. It's a short but pleasant journey.
Cheers,
Dave
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