The steam locomotives of Wankie Colliery 1990

Recorded in 1990 at what was Zimbabwe's 'premier' industrial steam location, 'Wankie Colliery'. The Pit was served by a steep branch line from the national railway system at Thomson Junction which was worked by the colliery's own locomotives... all of which at this time were 4-8-2 tender engines very similar to SAR's class 19D.

[@Sowerbylads]

Superb archive video, thanks for sharing. John

[@Isochest]

Lovely Zimbabwean Steam:-))

[@Constant_Of_Morality]

Rhodesian Steam*

[@szlakowiec]

Bardzo mi się podobał ten film. Należy się kciuk w górę i subskrybcja. Pozdrawiam z Polski ;)

[@7822welshsteam]

Someone was actually getting payed to do that!

[@gnosticbrian3980]

Or possibly, paid.

[@thekathal]

A rather unfortunate name

[@Isochest]

I quite like it. In the local language it's Hwange but with the prevalence of malarial mosquitoes I can see why English Civil Servants would have called the town what they did. All in all Africa deserves better. I hope Zimbabwe prospers in the future. It's a land of plenty really

[@Constant_Of_Morality]

Why?