
Turn On The Smoke
The crew on 611 turned up the wick as the loco climbed Mulangwane Gorge with train 318 from Colleen Bawn to Mpopoma on the morning of 27 June 1987. Zimbabwean crews were generally friendly and would often oblige with some smoke when they saw photographers.
PHOTO DATA FOR IMAGE 87-BI-05
camera : Mamiya 645
lens : 80mm f/2.8
focal length : 80 (53.3mm 35mm eq)
shutter : 1/500 sec
aperture : f/9.5
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 : Mulangwane Gorge, N of Mbalabala
Line : Heany Jn - W Nicholson
Country : Zimbabwe
Date & Time : 27/06/1987 08:47