Mbalabala
Mbalabala was one of the more important intermediate stations on the West Nicholson branch. Here trains would stop to take water, clean fires and, in the case of most northbound trains, reduce their load by a few wagons before tackling the climb up Mulangwane Gorge, a few km to the north.16A Class Garratt 611 arrived with train 318, the 06:30 freight from Colleen Bawn, just before 08:00 on the morning of 27 June 1987.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 87-BI-03
camera : Mamiya 645
lens : 80mm f/2.8
focal length : 80 (53.3mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/8.0
ISO : 200 ISO
original : 645 TMY TMax 400
camera on pole : No
SUBJECT DATA
Loco / Unit : 611
Train : 318, 06:30 Colleen Bawn - Mpopoma Freight
Location : Mbalabala
Line : Heany Jn - W Nicholson
Country : Zimbabwe
Date & Time : 27/06/1987 08:05
