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Children stood with mouths wide open whilst their parents tried to remember when last they saw a working locomotive. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some photographers raced alongside the train in their vehicles to take pictures from different angles of the last operational class 25NC locomotive #3437 and its six cement freight wagons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the footplate was Coen Pretorius, inspector, who certified Ian Mandy and his son, also Ian, as firemen. Mick Jarvis, a Brit and keen steam locomotive enthusiast, was also certified. The driver was the well-known locomotive restorer, Peter Odell, who managed to suppress his smile until reaching Olienhoutplaat, when he could not keep it hidden anymore. His last trip on a class 25NC locomotive was in 2006. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The rest of the crew members were Toelie Jacobs, a boilermaker who helps to keep the locomotive in working order, and Bakang Seinelo, a volunteer who loves trains, helping where he can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are all volunteers of Steamnet2000, who restores locomotives in Kimberley. For this trip, they were contracted as individuals by New Cape Central Railway (NCCR) to take the locomotive to Bloemfontein in preparation of an international photographic tour in July. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Odell said he was not working, just \u201cenjoying myself\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Jarvis, a volunteer at a heritage railway company in the United Kingdom (UK), is also a member of Steamnet2000. He arrived three days prior to help with preparations, saying the trip was the experience of a lifetime.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mandy Jr says it was a fantastic experience for him and his dad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt was a great experience with great people. 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