Posted by James Markland on August 13, 2010  Great catch David, certainly a 1900's scene. Posted by andy parr on August 14, 2010  70 mph on 3.6 gauge! ye gods? Posted by David Benn on August 16, 2010  According to the ever reliable (?) Wikipaedia article on Pacifics, the official (ie dynomometer) top speed for the 16E was 80mph -and unofficially over 90mph. SAR (now Transnet Freight Rail) main lines are laid to very high standards - they are not lightly used narrow guage lines running through remote countryside.

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