Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era
Steam built the Republic as we know it but unfortunately it is on its way out. These graceful Old Ladies are being cut up and at this stage there are approximately seven hundred locomotives still operating in the Republic of South Africa. Fortunately there are a number of Preservation Societies thro...
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| description | Steam built the Republic as we know it but unfortunately it is on its way out. These graceful Old Ladies are being cut up and at this stage there are approximately seven hundred locomotives still operating in the Republic of South Africa. Fortunately there are a number of Preservation Societies throughout the country that are trying to preserve a forgotten era. The reason for this article is firstly to draw attention to the historical aspect of the Old Locomotives and the role that they played and to the casual questions that are asked by the visitors to Fort Klapperkop Museum. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0deb3ccb2153481590a11a27f574a1d72022-12-22T01:41:37ZafrStellenbosch UniversityScientia Militaria2224-00202012-02-0116410.5787/16-4-467Steam Locomotives: a forgotten eraJ.A. HattinghSteam built the Republic as we know it but unfortunately it is on its way out. These graceful Old Ladies are being cut up and at this stage there are approximately seven hundred locomotives still operating in the Republic of South Africa. Fortunately there are a number of Preservation Societies throughout the country that are trying to preserve a forgotten era. The reason for this article is firstly to draw attention to the historical aspect of the Old Locomotives and the role that they played and to the casual questions that are asked by the visitors to Fort Klapperkop Museum.http://scientiamilitaria.journals.ac.za/pub/article/view/467Class 68 locomotIve No 537Fort Klapperkop museumNumber 498Neilson, Reid and Co.Central Government Railways (CGR) |
| spellingShingle | J.A. Hattingh Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era Scientia Militaria Class 68 locomotIve No 537 Fort Klapperkop museum Number 498 Neilson, Reid and Co. Central Government Railways (CGR) |
| title | Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era |
| title_full | Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era |
| title_fullStr | Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era |
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| title_short | Steam Locomotives: a forgotten era |
| title_sort | steam locomotives a forgotten era |
| topic | Class 68 locomotIve No 537 Fort Klapperkop museum Number 498 Neilson, Reid and Co. Central Government Railways (CGR) |
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