In memory of friend and fellow enthusiast Adelbert Stigling.
Adel, as I knew him will forever be remembered for his great generosity and kindness. A gentleman no doubt, he took a keen and genuine interest in different cultures and languages and wound often bend over backwards to accommodate people from all walks of life. A well-read man he could hold his own in any conversion while his experience and tales from yesteryear entertained and taught us plenty. We shared many great conversations and more importantly many great laughs.
We were privileged to have had him among us and are better for it.
Always willing to help, always accommodating and always welcoming. His larger than life presence will be sorely missed by us all.
Gone, but certainly, never forgotten.
Our heartfelt condolences go out to his loved ones.
In Part Two of the series, the locomotive is readied for its excursion to Simon's Town. Trip Sundays would always start off with the locomotive visiting the inspection pits at Culemborg Yard followed by fire cleaning at the ash pit. Thereafter, a shunt would be done to assemble the train and ready the coaches for receiving the passengers.
Description from Part One of the series.
After joining Friends of Atlantic Rail in 2011, I started work on a small filming project about the clubs general day to day operations. Up to that point I had done some rail photography on a smaller scale, but my membership at FoAR exposed me to more regular opportunities.
However, what started off as a simple project quickly turned into a massive undertaking that saw me chasing the train more often than actually working on it. As time passed the shortcomings in my equipment started becoming painfully apparent and I grew more critical of the footage. This lead to some new equipment and hopes of redoing many of the scenes.
Unfortunately, time had run out and the closure of the Simons's Town line left Atlantic Rail with no other option than to start running to Stellenbosch. Initially, we believed the closure would only be temporary, but as time passed and multiple attempts to reopen the line failed so did the film.
There were other considerations too. Times had changed with the arrival of CRC and the club now served both organisations taking on a more business-like approach with the trip preparation being mostly done by paid staff. This was the end of the "build-up" and braai that was a common occurrence at Moment Station in days leading up to an excursion.
2 окт 2024
