A RTC tour on The Union Limited Zambezi from Cape Town to Victoria Falls and return mainly behind steam from 07 to 21-07-2001. An ambitious trip including the first steam haulage from Beitbridge to Rutenga and the first time a Class 25NC had operated in Zimbabwe. Also in Zimabwe at the same time was Zimfest organised by Geoff Cooke and that train features in later parts.
Part 7 includes views around Victora Falls station, Livingstone Railway Museum and views of the falls themselves on 15-07-2001.
The Union Limited was a wonderful rake of vintage coaches where you ate, drank and slept on the train and were looked after by a great crew.
It was the last Union Limited tour presided over by Jenny & Ian Pretorius and I believe the train did not last too much longer under new management. Most of the coaches have either been scrapped or are derelict and vandalised after being dumped in a siding.
This was my first time using a video camera so not perfect but not bad for a first effort I think, it does improve as the trip progresses!
Featured are
Footage of Victoria Falls station, Livingston Railway Museum and Victoria Falls.
Locos seen are
NRZ Franco Belge Class 15A Garratt 4-6-4+4-6-4 416 'Inungu'
NRZ Beyer Peacock Class 14A Garratt 2-6-2+2-6-2 512
SAR North British Class 25NC 4-8-4 3410 'City of Bloemfontein'
Zambia Railways, General Motors Class GT36 Co-Co 01-601
Zambia Railways, North British 12th Class 4-8-2 204
Zambesi Sawmills Railway, North British Class G 2-8-2 57
Zambesi Sawmills Railway, Neilson Reid & Co 7th Class 4-8-0 70Rhodesia Railways, Beyer Peacock Class 16A Garratt 2-8-2+2-8-2 623
Zambesi Sawmills Railway, Neilson Reid & Co 7th Class 4-8-0 955
Zambia Railways, Sharp Stewart 4-8-0 1126
Zambesi Sawmills Railway, North British 4-8-0 96
Rhodesia Railways, North British 12th Class 4-8-2 181
Rhodesia Railways, Beyer Peacock Class 15A Garratt 4-6-4+4-6-4 401
Rhodesia Railways, Beyer Peacock Class 20 Garratt 4-8-2+2-8-4 708
Zambesi Sawmills Railway, North British 9th Class 4-8-0 69
NCCM, Hunslet 2-6-2T
Botswana Railways, General Motors GT22LC-2 Co-Co diesel B-D 224