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Lew
A 7mm scale, 14mm gauge 'Lew' built by Chris Walker from an Alan Gibson/Roy Link kit. Painted by Les Richards. The figure in the foreground was painted by Richard West

African Earth Moving Equipment.
In the early 1970s I was working on the construction of Cape Town's Foreshore Freeway when the circus came to town. The construction company allowed the circus to paddock their elephant on an un-used portion of the site and we were surveying nearby when the company's photographer turned up to take the publicity photos....

Part of the South African Railways' tender drawings for the construction of Ermelo Station on the Richards Bay Coal Line. Even the reduced-size tender drawing was a couple of metres long. The steam locomotive depot shown on the plan must have been one of the last main line steam depots built outside of China and possibly India.
(Photo: Peter Blackham)

Passengers entraining at Edge Hill, early 1970s.  Edge Hill is on the branch line from Donnybrook to Underberg. The train was the afternoon mixed for Underberg, pulled by a class GCA Garratt.
(Photo: Peter Blackham)

GMA and train at Ncwadi, early 1970s.  Ncwadi is on the line from Pietermaritzburg to Donnybrook and Franklin. I didn't keep details of the locos and trains, but if I remember correctly, this was one of two Pietermaritzburg-bound trains which crossed a south-bound train here. The 'c' in Ncwadi is a click made in the front of the mouth, the nearest western equivalent being a click of annoyance
(Photo: Peter Blackham)

Umzinto shed, early 1970s.  The Garratt on the train in the background is about to leave for Highflats or Ixopo, whilst the one in the foreground is being made ready for work. From left to right the personnel are: a labourer looking out of the photo; at the gate is a fireman discussing a new motor bike with his friends; then there is a guard walking across the tracks with hands on his hips and farthest right is a driver coming  back to his engine.
(Photo: Peter Blackham)

Izingolweni Station 23 December 1973. The loco at the coaling stage had arrived 5 minutes before with the early morning train from Harding.  The train pulling forward into the station is from Port Shepstone. Its guard is in conference with the station master (foreground) and its fireman is acting as shunter. The Port Shepstone engine shunted the station before swapping trains. Each engine returned with train to its home station.
(Photo: Peter Blackham)

Pen and ink drawing of Swakopmund station, from a greetings card
The drawing was mirrored for our home page background
(Artist Unknown)

South African Railways 2ft gauge class NG10 4-6-2 (Baldwin 1916) flanked by a 4-6-0 and a class NGG11
(Peter Blackham Collection)