Krugersdorp
Out to grass. Given the low cost of land in SA, steam engines used to be turned on curved triangles, rather than turntables. As steam fell out of use, the triangles became scrap lines. At Krugersdorp depot near Johannesburg, in March 1991 an unidentified (no plate) class 15F 4-8-2 and a C-MAM Garratt 4-8-2-2-8-4 no 4061 soak up the veldt sun while awaiting the cutter's torch.
Location: Krugersdorp
Original line: South African Railways
Photographer: John Morgan Collection (Courtesy Ken Strachan)
Contact photographer: John Morgan Collection (Courtesy Ken Strachan)
Date: 08/03/1991
Image number: 28008
