Old steam engine loco's

[David John Long]

So I was having a read on the net (followed one of the links on this forum). In the article I was reading the author was talking about having visited Oranjemund in the early 70's. There he mentions visiting the old scrapyards and seeing old steam loco's in the yard. I was wondering if those loco's would still be there (if the good old sea air has not eaten them away). Why I ask is I know someone through my grapevine that is a preservationist of these kinda thing and I am sure he would love to get his hands on something like that to restore.

So if any of the folk that work or use to work on the mine know anything about this, could you drop me a line.... :)

[Gordon Brown]

All locos used to transport personnel to work and the gravel concentrates from the the field screening plants to the Heavy Media Separation Plant were diesel driven units. Never once saw a steam driven one; scrapped or otherwise.
Best regards
Gordon   

[Clive Symes]

Railway line ran from the Mine store yard out onto the mine.
As Gordon says all Locos were diesel driven.
Concentrate from the plants was discharged from wooden lamtico bins into open Cocopans and trammed to No 4 Plant to the Railway bins , discharged there and sent into the recovery. (Those bins are still there)
Locos were serviced on the mine and the old loco shed is still there, where the driver training takes place in the 4 plant area.

[Michael Alexander]

Here's one 

[Clive Symes]

Mike,
Full marks, and quick

[David John Long]

Thanks gents, I did a bit of emailing around.... This is what I got.

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Hi David, no that is not true .................CDM never had steam trains or either steam powered engines. They had small diesel power trains which were used for the transportation of materials from the mine store to Uubvlei. Even these trains have been sold many many years ago.

Rgds
Khon-Khon

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From: Long, David
Sent: 09 July 2008 10:41 AM
To: Pretorius, Andre (Jr) (Waste Management)
Subject: FW: Scrap yard

Andre,

Do you no anything about any old steam engines that are in either the scrap yards in the Mine or in Town area.

Regards,
David John Long (PC Eng. Dip)
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From: Long, John
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 10:26 AM
To: Long, David
Subject: RE: Scrap yard

Hi,

Not as far as I know and I have asked a few people here at Uubvley, Balle says maybe in town at the old Loop Rd Scrapyard.
The best guys to ask could be Khon-Khon or Johan Weber at Waste.

Cheers

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From: Long, David
Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2008 8:49 AM
To: Long, John
Subject: Scrap yard

Dad,

Was reading and article on the web about Oranjemund, apparently there are old steam engine trains in the scrap yard there in the mine... You know anything about that?

Cheers

David John Long (PC Eng. Dip)
Namibia Vibration Consultants
Condition Monitoring Technician
Tel - +26463 23 5537
Fax - +26463 23 5291
SA Cell - +27 82 37 22641
Nam Cell - +264 81 29 90938
Email - david.long@namdeb.com

"Patience is the ablitiy to idle your motor when you feel like stripping your gears"