26 3450 Red Devil Steam locomotive 

We were running a bit late after being stopped by signals at Kraankuil so my great driver John Gilberthorpe let her rip. We made up the 11 late minutes and arrived into De Aar on time

Golden years for sure. John and I were a great team. It was almost like father and son. Both of us had steam in our blood and got on like a house on fire. I could not have asked for a better driver

I dont think he sells copies anymore. Best trying Ebay etc. If you really get stuck I can perhaps send a DVD of it to you

​@Adventurescot that would be very very kind of you if you could. Of course let me know what costs would be incurred and I will reimburse you upfront via bank transfer. Thanks again Tim

your not joking. Lets hope she remains in preservation forever. I am so glad I worked her so many times in steam days. She was a great loco to work

@@AdventurescotI can imagine and I envy you. The only Northerns that could hold a candle to Red Devil's efficiency are the S1 Niagaras and the S2 Super Niagara from the old New York Central Railroad. They were only around for 11 years in service and Red Devil was in service for 50 years. She was as old as some of the 4-4-0 Americans like General and Jupiter when they were withdrawn.

@@user-tp7up8lg1d yes that's very true. I have models of Red Devil and Niagaras etc and love the lot of them. I often think the 25s on SAR were copies of the Niagras but have a feeling it was the opposite way around. Think the Niagaras were copies of the 25NCs. These big SAR Northerns just went forever. They would fly along that narrow gauge track at hi speed all day & night without any problem. I loved working them

@@Adventurescot How can the Niagaras be copies when the Class 25 Northerns came along almost 10 years after the NYC made their Super Northerns?

@@user-tp7up8lg1d no no, I don't mean they are copies in the respect that one copied another. What I mean is that so many modern parts were put into these two classes of locos that are virtually the same design. Pistons with the 5 or 6 piece rings, single slidebars, roller bearings etc. Both were extremely ultra modern machines and had many very similar designed parts