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| the lapel badge and epaulets of the of the Midmar Steam Railway club which i believe was originally started buy the narrow gauge preservation society but at the time i joined and later served on the committee there was no mention or dealings with this society, M S R was a supporters club which operated under the auspices of the Natal Parks Board to whom the historical village belonged |
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| our little flag ship,U.V.E. No2 built by Avonside 1933,Neil Bodger in the back ground. UVE.......Umtawalume Vally Estate |
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| having fun and running smoke box first UVE 2 and Sandy, built by Fowler the tender was built at Midmar, sadly this is the only photo i have of Sandy |
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| the O & K with Dick Collyer driving , this was the only time this little loco was steamed at Midmar |
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| NGG 153 a class 16 narrow gauge garret |
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| IN THE BEGINNING THERE WAS TRACK Erick Lupke trying his hand at track laying |
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| the farm house which belonged to the parks board and which was the club house and accommodation for members of M S R staying over for the weekend |
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| side view of the farm house |
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| Eston was a narrow gauge station near Pietermaritzburg,the line no longer exists, the building was dismantled and rebuilt here in the historical village midmar |
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| another view of Eston with NGG 153 in the station |
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| this photo of UVE 2 was take by D.E.Baker in 1978,i believe the loco was standing in the parking area at the entrance to the historical village,this was before the decision to add a narrow gauge railway to the village |
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| a close up view of the clack valves on U V E 2 |
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| the makers plate on U V E 2 |
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| U V E 2 during restoration taken at a Durban Corporation workshop at Alice St, Durban |
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| replacing the cab roof, Richard Randell driving the forklift, Hunslett diesel on the right |
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| the first steam up,Richard Randall (a boilermaker by trade) doing some fine setting to the safety valves |
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| and there she blows for the first time in many years |
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| PIET v/d MERWE seeing to the needs of his favourite loco |
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| Piet v/d Merwe putting in a new floor U V E 2,looking up at the roof which he had already completed |
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| the first steam up,Richard Randall in the cab,the diesel in the back ground |
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| the first run,Dick Collyer (L) and Richard Randall in the cab |
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| Erick Lupke |
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| Piet v/d Merwe (L) and Erick fitting a rear head light as U V E 2 ran much smoother tender first |
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| Dick Collyer (L) ,Piet v/d Merwe in the cab and Erick Lupke on the ladder working on the steam gen. |
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| face to face with U V E 2 |
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| a peep inside the cab of U V E 2 |
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| getting ready for the day,note air hose from compressor connected to blower pipe on loco |
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| checking to see if chimney and blast pipe are properly aligned,Dick is driving with Piet standing on the front buffer,note smoke stack has removed |
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| once again unusual to see her running smoke box first,to the right the track inspection car on trestles |
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| leaving Eston ,on route to Village Halt |
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| Piet v/d Merwe in the cab, Neil Bodger nearest the camera |
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| Richard Randall (L) and myself |
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| Piet v/d Merwe at Village Halt |
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| 153 waiting her turn for water,the passing loop no yet complete |
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| taken on the day of the first steaming of 153,L to R, Richard Randall,Joe Bull,Allan Daddy, ?? Larson and Dick Collyer |
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| Derick Downing (L) and Joe Bull |
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| first time at the water column |
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| Dick Collyer and 153 at Village Halt |
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| a birds eye view of 153 and the parking area and entrance to the village,this is where UVE 2 supposedly stood before being restored |
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| NGG 153 |
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| NGG 113 although she was a runner,she was never ever finished and never ran at Midmar |
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| this guards van came from Port Elizabeth but it also never go to be restored before the end came |
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| a NG OZ5 goods wagon was used to build this passenger wagon with balconies |
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| the approach to the running shed,Eston yard on left and workshop on right |
