Wankie Thrash.mpg

Recorded again during 1990, prior to the hiring of NZR Garratt locos to work the colliery branch. The clip shows one of the Wankie Colliery Company's own 4-8-2 tender engines (ex RR 19th class so far as I'm aware) thrashing up the long incline from the exchange sidings at Thompson Junction with a rake of empties

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• Trains
• Railways
• Industrial
• Coal
• Mining
• Railroad
• Narrow Gauge
• Zimbabwe
• Wankie
• Colliery
• 4-8-2
• Steam
• Loco
• Locomotive
• Empties
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[Renownvidz]

The honest answer is I don't know, sorry. I gather some former ex NRZ Garratts found work here for sometime.

[Renownvidz]

It was many years ago now 'beenyoni', but I seem to recall standing on an embankment of another trackbed.

[7822welshsteam]

What a place. If I lived neer there I would be there every day. How much steam action is there nowadays?

[beenyoni]

Majestic!!! you filmed this from the other railway line??? I presume this should be loco No. 4 and is no longer in use, only No. 10 and 11 were functional as of 2008

[TrevorHeath]

The Wankie 19th were actually supplied new by NBL.

The last one to be used was last steamed in July 2001...

Thanks for these clips.