De Oude Huize and the love for trains started a long time ago.
Life is a train of moods like a string of beads; and as we pass through them they prove to be many colored lenses, which paint the world their own hue, and each shows us only what lies in its own focus
My father, Gerald Fincham, was, as a youngster, working for the South African railways. The route he used to work on was known as the Great North Route. That was the track running from South Africa to Zimbabwe. He had some good and bad experiences while being and employee of the South African Railways.
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| Locomotives nr. 243 and 102 in Mafeking station. The White Train as it was known with the then Princess Elizabeth and family touring South Africa |
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| The old bridge built during the Anglo Boer War in South Africa situated about 30km from De Oude Huize Yard.
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
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| A beautiful bridge just outside our town, Harrismith South Africa There is the headlight, shining far down the track, glinting off the steel rails that, like all parallel lines, will meet in infinity, which is after all where this train is going. |
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| Today large sections of the rail tracks in South Africa is in disarray. Thanks to MarkVee Photographs for this beautiful picture telling it's own story. |
Nobody has a perfect past, but everyone has a clear future. It is up to us to take control and become pioneers of tomorrow. Its never too late to jump off your train and head down a different track.
Hope that all of you will have a wonderful day.
Love from us to you
Sandra
