Rovos Rail trains at Pretoria North

Two Rovos Rail trains with Australian G22 GM-EMDs in the lead passing through Pretoria North station heading to Victoria Falls and Capital Park,respectively.
August 2024
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[@jacomarais1976]

Awesome catch my good friend. Love the lady in green.

[@marval44039]

Thanks, my boet,she is a pretty sight.

[@RonnyRonny-fx4nc]

Nice and clean ❤ train

[@marval44039]

Always is. You will never find the Rovos looking nothing but clean.

[@nigellennert8967]

Thanks this Australian locomotive must be quite powerful to pull this rovos train

[@marval44039]

Yep,these locomotives were used to haul freight once upon a time, too. So I don't think passenger trains are a struggle for them.

[@howardsifiso3649]

I don't feel that sound of a loco that I want, which is hauling, but it's epic when it comes to shooting a video.

[@marval44039]

Yeah.hauling passenger trains is light work for these locomotives,so they don't make that much sound

[@patrickporter6536]

I think it's 2000 horse power. I may be wrong.

[@marval44039]

1650hp according to Wikipedia, so you're not far off. But Wikipedia isn't always 100% accurate

[@patrickporter6536]

​@@marval44039 2000 according to Bruce Parkinson at Rovos, with a spare engine of 2500 hp.