Garratt steam engine 15A #414 "Ubhejane" ("Black Rhinoceros") puts on a great show crossing the Deka Bridge on the way from Thomson Junction to Victoria Falls just after sunris... (more)
It's 5.45am in Thomson Junction, the crew is preparing Garratt steam engine 15A #414 "Ubhejane" ("black Rhinoceros") for a charter train to Victoria Falls. It was built by the ... (more)
15A 395 et 11 side by side in Hwange colliery shed
Optical effect, "Popeye" seems in steam but smoke is produced by Garratt !
National Railways of Zimbabwe, 16A class Garratt #611 storms upgrade into Zanguja curve with a heavy freight for Victoria Falls. A Farrail Tours Charter
Zimbabwe has long been known as the land of the Beyer-Garratt steam locomotives and it is the last country to still use these articulated locomotives for revenue service. On this day, NRZ Class 15... (more)
Zimbabwe has long been known as the land of the Beyer-Garratt steam locomotives and it is the last country to still use these articulated locomotives for revenue service. On a sunny winter day, NR... (more)
Zimbabwe Hwange coal mine 19D n 3
Dust, smoke back light and nice atmosphere in Hwange mine with Garratt 395
Dust and smoke in Hwange mine with Garratt 414, 395 and 11 (ex 423)
4-6-4 + 4-6-4 Garratts 392 and 381 are seen on shed at Thomson Junction in 1990. Both locos date from the late 1940s.
Zimbabwe Railways 15th class Garratt 4-6-4 + 4-6-4 no. 395 leads 16th class 2-8-2 + 2-8-2 no. 611 with a mixed goods train.
Hwange Colliery's Class 15 Garratt 4-6-4 + 4-6-4 No. 11 hauls a train of empty coal wagons up a steep incline, into the colliery.
Two 15th class 4-6-4 + 4-6-4 Garratts stand in the shed at Hwange Colliery. No. 11 belongs to the mine and is used to haul coal trains, the other (395) has hauled our enthusiasts' train from Bulaw... (more)
