| We completed the last coach from Port Elizabeth - machined and rebuilt the second and the last couplers. | |
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| Overhauled one of the cattle wagons' brake systems and put in new vacuum pipes under the wagon, then changed all the split pins. | |
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The team inspected the line for defect points and looked out for sand between the rails and between the points. |
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We are busy building and painting doors for the Ratanga unit. |
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| Gert Jubileus spraying the railway line for weeds after the line inspection. | |
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| Above: Making up loads for the train trips to shunt the passenger and goods wagons together. | |
| Left: Putting the whistle on the little Funkey diesel for safety. | |
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We are also building a wash-out system for the wash-bay outside the loco shed and putting in a bigger water tank in the ground to recycle water. |
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Planning for next week: Move the Port Shepstone Garratts from Vailima. |
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