Steam Festival 2000 - South Africa

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Hi All,

Below is a Press Release by the Transnet Heritage Foundation 
concerning Steam Festival 2000, to be held in George (South 
Africa) from 18 - 25 September 2000.

Regards
Bryan Brinkman
sarail@saia.org.za

Our thanks to Allen Duff, THF Festival Co-ordinator for Steam 
Festival 2000, for supplying SA Rail with the below information.

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STEAM FESTIVAL 2000

The Transnet Heritage Foundation, the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe and the 
Outeniqua Railway Museum will host the third Steam Festival in 
Outeniqualand from 18 to 25 September 2000.

The Steam Festival is primarily orientated towards local communities.
Through normal and special train operations, opportunities are 
created for both young and old to experience South Africa's steam 
heritage.  Steam enthusiasts, who love to watch, listen to and 
photograph steam locomotives will find numerous opportunities to do 
so.

The trains of the Outeniqua Choo-Tjoe will run as per the summer 
timetable though some will be double–headed or hauled by a Garratt, 
Class GF locomotive.
(Choo-Tjoe info at
http://www.ru.ac.za/departments/iwr/staff/daf/tt/outen2.html 
the Choo-Tjoe runs (at least) 4 steam hauled trains per day, year 
round, over a distance of about 60 kilometers)

A number of special trains will also run from 22 to 25 September 
2000. These trains will be hauled by different Garratt locomotives of 
the Classes GB, GF, GL, GMAM to Mossel Bay and Camfer.  The public 
will be able to purchase tickets on these trains.  A class S2 
(0-8-0) locomotive will shunt the George yard during the Steam 
Festival.

Tickets on the Outeniqua Choo–Tjoe trains can be purchased at the 
Outeniqua Railway Museum ticket office.

Tel.:  (044) 801-8288/9
Fax:  (044) 801-8286
E-mail:   kobus@transnet.co.za

Enquiries about the Steam Festival should be directed to Allen Duff,
Planning and Co-Ordination Consultant.

Cell:  083 417 4038.
E-mail:  heritagefoundationgeorge@transnet.co.za

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This information appears as supplied by the Transnet Heritage 
Foundation.  More information (like running times) will be available 
on the web site
http://www.ru.ac.za/departments/iwr/staff/daf/sartrain.html
within 24 hours of this posting.  Any changes will be noted there 
over the next few months.