Films of Steam in Southern Africa

These films show life in the days of steam in South Africa in 1975 and 1977. The films feature some of the last steam operations on South African Railways (SAR) and on the industrial lines serving the coal industry.

The 1975 movies were shot using an amateur Standard 8 mm camera, while the 1977 movies were shot using a semi-professional Super 8 camera.

	Title	Summary	Places	Date of Film	Minutes
	Lines Round Natal	Filmed in 1975, featuring a variety of classes of articulated Beyer Garratt and non-articulated locomotives hauling freight on SAR and industrial lines.	Natal Province, in South Africa	2000	17
	Last Rites on the Veld	Features freight and passenger operations in the major transport hub of Bloemfontein and along lines towards Kroonstad and Kimberley in 1975.	Orange Free State, Transvaal and Eastern Cape Provinces, in South Africa	2000	24
	Township Travel	Features steam-hauled commuter passenger travel between Port Elizabeth and Uitenhage, serving the township of New Brighton in 1977.	Port Elizabeth, in South Africa	1983	6
	Misteries	Steam railway scenes at and between major railway hubs, in winter 1977 (to be finalised).	De Aar and Mafeking, in South Africa
	Invocations	Filmed on various lines in winter 1977 (to be finalised).	Between Grahamstown and Maclear, Bloemfontein and Bethlehem, and at Mafeking and Durban locomotive depots, in South Africa

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