25NC no. 3437 on the Kimberley to Bloemfontein line, 29 June - 1 July

Steamnet 2000's 25NC no. 3437 returns to Bloemfontein on FarRail's photographic tour to South Africa.
Modder River bridge, Paardeberg battlefield, around Kloofeind and De Brug.

[@swiftymorgan5064]

Another beaut!
I'll have to check out some more of your vids
PS: notice the lack of lineside veg and fences

[@rickvanheerden788]

Magnificent! No coal is visible in the tender. Has 3437 been converted to fuel-oil?

[@AndreiTupolev]

Makes a glorious sound, although I wonder if there are any videos with original sound of the original condensing variant? I've always wondered what they sounded like

[@neiljosephbennett9119]

There are plenty of videos of the 25C in action during the 1980s. I will try to source one for you.

[@cosmos8896]

Apparently the didn't 'chuff' they whined as the steam was not expelled.

[@Nathan93Baker]

Why does it keep losing traction?

[@thejdmguru621]

Class 25 had major issues with wheelslip

[@sirbarongaming2138]

Engines like the class 25 tend to slip due to them having a lot of roller bearings
But that was one of the many teething troubles of this class

[@user-wl5hj9sv6e]

Well, the Class 25nc# 3437 is, in fact, an oil burner and no longer going for coal anymore.

[@alanmiddleditch5696]

It was burning coal last July, and I doubt a subsequent conversion to oil is affordable.