SteaminthePortugueseColonies
PhotographedbyPeterGray CompiledbyRonWhite
(4)AtMazucanethesunshone,thelocalsswarmedaroundthedailyevent,allAfricainonecrackingpicture.6July1967
(5)ThemagnificentstationatLourencoMarquesgivestheimpressionthattheRoyalPavilionatBrightonhadgoneforapaddleinwarmerwaters,thePortuguese wereproudoftheircoloniesandshowedit.7July1967
(7)ThedocksatLMwereextensiveanddemandedheavymachinerytodealwiththetraffic-howaboutafine0-10-0tankbyHenschel,No.67(22381/1934). 8July1967
(30)Somethingbiggerintheshapeof954enteringMaforgawithamistoforBeira-ifnotquiteassplendidastheHenschelfive,thereweretwelveofthese fromHaineSt.Pierre(HSP2062/1952)nearlyallbasedatGondola,ournextportofcall.14August1973
WENTTOTHESTATIONAT05.50FORTHERUSHHOUR! Icanfindnopicturesandassumehewasonautomaticpilot-backforbreakfastandthegroupsplit(ordisintegrated)somewenttoJoaoBeloforthe narrowgaugebutPeterhaddonethatin1967andheoptedforSwaziland,flyingtoMatsaphainaFokkerF27arrivingat10.30andbeingmetby3xVW Kombistogivemaximumfreedomofmovementforthisgroup. (45)Sidvokodvoyardsteemingwithtraffic“OnlyplaceIeverknewnamedaftertheshedmaster”saidasmallvoice-howitwaspronouncedwassomething entirelydifferent.16August1973
(66)10A303(BP6335/1926)leavesChingvaronthepassengerforNovaLisboa,justenoughstrengthlefttoclimbthecuttingside.28August1973
(78)61isposedtoshowthewholespecialtrain,especiallythebrake/fuelsupply-thebranchtraversedforestandcoffeeplantationsandwasauseful feedertotheCFAmainline.1September1973
