A couple of weeks ago we walked to the Lower Van Stadens Dam and got a side view of the narrow-gauge bridge over the gorge from the northern side. The Van Stadens rail bridge is the second highest railway bridge in South Africa and the highest narrow-gauge bridge in the world. Construction on the bridge … Continue reading Van Stadens Narrow Gauge Bridge
I don't think George is very high on anybody's list of possible holiday destinations. Yes, as part of the Garden Route but not standing on it's own. If that is how you think then I'm going to have to tell you how wrong your thinking is. Spending Easter Weekend in George showed me in four … Continue reading Three easy on the pocket George attractions
This railway signal at Cockscomb Station on the R75 to Graaff-Reinet really tickled my fancy for some reason.
Railway Stations used to be quite significant with station masters stationed there who was very proud of their workplace and kept it spick and span. These days most of these small stations are abandoned with very little other than a sign, some signals and an abandoned, often ruined, building. Driving up to Graaff-Reinet on the … Continue reading Cockscomb Station on the R74
Picture this. The R60 between Robertson and Worcester in the Western Cape. Kinda in the middle of nowhere. Nothing in sight other than the remains of an old railway station Two guys park next to the road and dash across, climb through an old fence, hop over the railway line and run of into the bushes and … Continue reading Railway line sunset
The town of Ashton is situated on the Robertson Valley close to the start of Route 62. As one drives along this road between Worcester and the Klein Karoo there is a steam locomotive on the left about halfway through town. Heading down to Cape Town I made a quick stop to have a look … Continue reading Ashton locomotive at sunset
Geocaching is about so much more than using multi billion dollar spy satellite technology to find hidden Tupperware. Its also about exploration, going to and discovering places you may not otherwise have gone to. One of these is the highest narrow gauge railway bridge in the world spanning the Van Stadens Gorge outside Port Elizabeth. Years ago when the … Continue reading Van Stadens Narrow Gauge Railway Bridge
Ketik ketik... ketik ketik... ketik ketik... The sound of the train's wheels on the tracks. A sound which so many kids these days have never heard before. Everybody loves to ride on a train doesn't matter if its a luxurious tourist train, a cross country train, a day trip tourist train, a commuter train or, in … Continue reading Riding PE’s miniature trains
Imagine a bunch of small town children going to Johannesburg and getting to ride on the Gautrain for the first time. Now imagine a bunch of small town adults having fun and really being in the spirit of things riding on the Gautrain for the first time. Well, I don't know what you are imagining, … Continue reading First time on the Gautrain
I've been thinking about my blogs quite a lot lately and is considering changing this blog to look the same as my Port Elizabeth Daily Photo blog and show big pictures rather than little ones. But I have a bunch of already edited pictures waiting to be posted, so I am working to get through … Continue reading Random
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