Gold Reef City Theme Park is a recreation of turn of the century Johannesburg on the site of the former Crown Mines 14 shaft. The shaft is still operational for underground visits to 5 level (220 metres).
Most of the photos below were found on Picasa Web Albums. Unfortunately it is not easy to credit the photographers as pseudonyms were used in most instances. In any case, my warm thanks to all of them for posting their pictures to the web.
SAR Class NG/G16 # NG111
2-6-2+2-6-2 Beyer Peacock works # 6921 built 1939
61.4T 4 cylinder 12x16 design /33"/180lb
withdrawn by 1986; exhibited at Gold Reef City from 1991
unknown photographer
Since 1991 this engine used to look like this ...
unknown photographer
and this ...
unknown photographer
Then the painters moved in ...
unknown photographer
.... and decided to paint the town red !!!
unknown photographer
.... with these results!
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
The Garratt locomotive on display is ex SAR NG16 #111 built in 1939 by Beyer Peacock as order number 6921.
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
#111 was built in 1939 as part of an order of eight engines No NG109 to NG116 - these were placed in service on the 2 ft narrow gauges branch lines in Natal and the Avontuur line.
A sister engine #112 is plinthed at Intaka Island, Century City, Cape Town.
Other Gold Reef City Locomotives:
part 1, SAR Class 19D No 3345
part 3, WG Bagnall 0-4-2T works # 2870 built 1948
part 4, Hudswell, Clarke Co Ltd. 0-6-0T works # 1578 built 1926
part 5, Manning, Wardle & Co Ltd. 0-4-0T works # 1583 built 1902
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Most of the photos below were found on Picasa Web Albums. Unfortunately it is not easy to credit the photographers as pseudonyms were used in most instances. In any case, my warm thanks to all of them for posting their pictures to the web.
SAR Class NG/G16 # NG111
2-6-2+2-6-2 Beyer Peacock works # 6921 built 1939
61.4T 4 cylinder 12x16 design /33"/180lb
withdrawn by 1986; exhibited at Gold Reef City from 1991
unknown photographer
Since 1991 this engine used to look like this ...
unknown photographer
and this ...
unknown photographer
Then the painters moved in ...
unknown photographer
.... and decided to paint the town red !!!
unknown photographer
.... with these results!
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
unknown photographer
The Garratt locomotive on display is ex SAR NG16 #111 built in 1939 by Beyer Peacock as order number 6921.
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
Photo: Kevin R Wilson-Smith 16 July 2008
#111 was built in 1939 as part of an order of eight engines No NG109 to NG116 - these were placed in service on the 2 ft narrow gauges branch lines in Natal and the Avontuur line.
A sister engine #112 is plinthed at Intaka Island, Century City, Cape Town.
Other Gold Reef City Locomotives:
part 1, SAR Class 19D No 3345
part 3, WG Bagnall 0-4-2T works # 2870 built 1948
part 4, Hudswell, Clarke Co Ltd. 0-6-0T works # 1578 built 1926
part 5, Manning, Wardle & Co Ltd. 0-4-0T works # 1583 built 1902
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