Garratt at Victoria Falls

A National Railways of Zimbabwe 15A class Garratt brings a goods train into Victoria Falls and then leaves with a train for Bulawayo. This was taken in July 1993. Shot on VHS C and recently transfered to digital so it is not the best quality.

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[Wehategod]

Beyer Garrets are quite the Unquie didn't some railways in England have these giants pulling coal trains??

[iowarails]

A few were used in England, but there was not much need for them there. Information on where they operated is readily available on the net. I did a quick search and was surprised at the number of countries that had Garratts.

[jfreelan1964]

Nice video, to bad they are not a type well received here in the US. Do you recall what gauge that RR is?

[iowarails]

Railways in Zimbabwe are 3' 6" gauge.

[zonkozonko]

@iowarails Yes it seems you are right but why not Metre gauge as in Kenya railways? or "The Good old EAR&H? Cecil Rhodes railway obviously did not go though Rhodesia or Zimbabwe?

[steamsearcher]

@duxberry1958 I was there in 1965 to 68 shame I never took any photos of the engines, I was too small. Do you remember 8 shots per film but we still have our memories. I love steam hence.

[duxberry1958]

went though Victoria falls on the way to broken hill in the 1960,s