The Shimmer of Steel - Dennis Moore

An All Colour Celebration of South African Steam Locomotives in the 1990's

The Shimmer of Steel by Dennis Moore.

1998 First edition. Hardcover with dustwrapper.

160 Pages. Numerous colour plates. App' A4 size.

Very good condition. No inscriptions, stamps stickers etc. This is a non library copy.

Postage & packaging = R43.00 in South Africa

CHAPTERS

The Magic Hours – Sunrise, sunset revealing gleaming steam trains in vivid colours. Locomotives shown in action frequently exhibit long steam and smoke trails.

The Devil and His Sisters – Featuring the Red Devil (No. 3450) and class 25NCs, as well as other visitors (classes 16E, 15CA, 15F, 25C) on the “Steam Racetrack” – Kimberley to De Aar – Main Line.

Mountain Vistas – The scenic railway lines in the Free State, Eastern and Western Cape feature prominently in this section with special and tour trains.
 

Transvaal Traveller – Special steam runs, the Trans Karoo, coal mines, preserved operations and a host of differing locomotive classes.
 

A World in One Branch Line – The preserved railway between George and Knysna. Its lakes, sea scapes and forests are subject of this section.

Precious Metal – The steam operations on the gold and platinum mines in the Free State and former Transvaal are covered here.

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Southern Stalwarts – A large number of unusual and interesting trains and locomotive classes in the southern part of the country are reviewed. This has been our best selling programme to date.