Burgersfort (J6)

Name: Burgersfort

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Date: 10 September 2008

BURGERSFORT (LOWVELD, MPUMALANGA, SOUTH AFRICA)

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l was Station Master at Steelpooort from February to August 1971 Before l went to Bityi in The Transkei.
Those days there was a GO garratt stationed at Steelpoort with to drivers and to fireman that opperated it 24/7 it only ran between Steelpoort and Burgersfort with 8 bogies loaded with chrome or vanadium as a full load with 9 bogies it could no get over the mountain.
The one driver was Johan Geldenhuys and he took my late dad, who was a fanatic steam lover, on a trip with him early the morning to Burgersfort and back. The first four miles out of Steelpoort the speed hardly reached walking speed and they could get of and walk beside the garratt and watch it working
Adelbert


Last edited by Adelbert Stigling on Mon, 21 Apr 2008
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