Johannesburg based photographer (and sometime Guest Blogger here at the PTB
Axel Bührmann visited the
Friends of the Rail in
Pretoria recently and shared these wonderul steam train images with us.
Friends of the Rail
About Friends of the Rail
Friends of the Rail is a recreational club (and registered not-for-profit organisation) originally formed by a group of Pretoria-based railway enthusiasts back in 1986. The main objective of FoTR is to ensure the survival of South Africa's railway heritage. To this end FoTR run frequent public train excursions to educate as well as raise funds to continue their work.
The club consists of an open membership - most members want to get involved with some aspect or another of railway heritage, usually as a hobby.
Those who wish to fulfil a lifelong dream of being a 'steam train driver' can do so through FoTR training offered to members (this process includes extensive formal railway training through all the different levels of becoming a railwayman / woman.
Members who wish to be involved in other ways have many avenues through which they can show their support.
For more information on the Friends of the Rail, including becoming a member, or arranging a corporate or private steam train excursion, visit http://www.friendsoftherail.com/
About the photographer
Axel Bührmann has been researching, analysing, writing about all matters digital, including Web 2.0 and social media, for many years during the previous ten years as managing editor of both the print and on-line versions of Charged Southern Africa magazine, and online using the likes of Facebook, YouTube, YouTube and Flickr. Besides extensive social media expertise, he is also a Quirk-accredited eMarketer.
Before this, he was South African editor of the renowned PC Magazine, Inter@active Week, as well as ZDNet Online Africa, one of the earliest local on-line news services. Prior to that, he wrote for traditional media, including The Star and Financial Mail, and also had extensive experience in traditional or old-school ICT and CE public relations.
Check out Axel's images on Flickr and at http://www.axelb.co.za/
