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Published: 2016-04-12 17:21:21 +0000 UTC; Views: 751; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 0
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Bulawayo Yards on May 8, 1997 and National Railways of Zimbabwe Class 15A 4-6-4+4-6-4 Garratt No. 402 'Impofu' (Eland), and its crew, take a short break from shunting. A diesel waits at the head of a freight in the background. A 'workaday' sight once common on many railways.......Related content
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This thing sure pack a punch. I wonder how much it can tow...
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Don't know what the top end would be but there were 18 cars on the Union Limited including an articulated pair.
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Why thank you kindly Sir! You do pretty good yourself - I have some more of yours to look through
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I've always liked scenes like these, especially how blackened the loco is. You could tell she was put to work! Garratts have always seemed the best match to a diesel, and it's interesting seeing both in this picture.
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Thanks for faving her Rocky. That looks like emulsified oil on the rods and the centre driver, she was obviously a well used old girl!
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I've noticed that most preserved locos are almost a little too polished up, sure, it's good to keep them looking their best, but it's not quite the same.
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Yes, it's good practice to keep a loco sparkling clean but in the old days that was a rarity, locos just out of works and I only saw it once.....
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Especially on some of the shunters;
www.semgonline.com/steam/pics/…
I can barely make out the numbers on the extended tank at the back.
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Yeah they were nice looking engines; sadly I never saw one.
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