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RN 117 – A brilliant old photo from Raymond Alborough – some history of an NGG 115

September 30, 20051 min read

Sandstone Heritage Trust – Rail News

RN 117 – A brilliant old photo from Raymond Alborough – some history of an NGG 115

At our recent Cherry Festival event, one of our visitors was Raymond Alborough and his daughter.
Raymond kindly brought with him the picture below of an NGG 115, which he drove for 20 years many years ago.
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The NGG115 taken as new in the factory, date unknown
Below: From left to right; Raymond Alborough, Gert Jubileus, Des Clark, Derek van Zyl and William discuss the NGG113 and the NGG115 and exchange stories
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