This is my first post of 2022 and I wish you all a very happy new year. Thursday Doors has a new banner for 2022, created by the amazing Teagan Riordain Geneviene. All the entries were excellent so well done to all the contributors.
Welcome to Thursday Doors, a weekly feature allowing door lovers to come together to admire and share their favorite door photos from around the world. Feel free to join in on the fun by creating your own Thursday Doors post each week and then sharing your link in the comments below, anytime between 12:01 am Thursday morning and Saturday noon (North American eastern time). You can join in here: https://nofacilities.com/2022/01/06/we-have-a-winner/
I have had rather a splendid ten day road trip holiday, and today I am sharing the first of my photographs from that trip. Dan Antion, the host of Thursday Doors, is a trains fan [just like me], I am kicking off with pictures from the Outeniqua Transport Museum in George, Western Cape. I like in George for two years when I was 10 and 11 years old and I have very fond memories of this town.
The Outeniqua Mountains, named after the Outeniqua Khoikhoi (previously Hottentots) who lived there, is a mountain range that runs a parallel to the southern coast of South Africa, and forms a continuous range with the Langeberg to the west and the Tsitsikamma Mountains to the east. [from Wikipedia]
Outeniqua means ‘they who bear honey’.
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Beautifully preserved! Sounds like a great learning experience 🙂
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Hi Jacqui, I try to take pictures of the plaques so I can remember the details. It helps my book research too.
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Talented workmanship, for sure!
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What a fun place. Great old locomotives.
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Thank you, Timothy, the trains are splendid. So imposing.
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I love trains! Thanks for the pictures.
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Hi Andrew, happy new year. I am delighted you also love trains.
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Impressive-looking trains! And — WOW — one built in 1889. 🙂 Very nice photos, Robbie!
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HI Dave, I am glad you enjoyed this pictures. I love trains. I always think of the book, The Railway Children and Peter, Bobbie, and Phyllis standing on the track waving pieces of the girls petticoats to save the train.
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I love a train as well! Great photos of the locos and what an amazing journey it must be. What a brilliant trip that must have been!
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Hi Sarah, we ha an amazing time and saw so much, from San (Bushmen) paintings to Boer war etchings, and art to churches, museums and even the Cango Caves.
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I’ve only ever been to Johannesburg. My parents visited friends out in PE and Cape Town a few times and travelled around (although didn’t do any train travel). You certainly live in a very beautiful part of the world.
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Great post! We have a train museum nearby in Sacramento, too–it was a terminus on the Transcontinental Railroad, which had a huge impact on American history in the late 19th century. Cars might have more flexibility, but nothing is quite as impressive as a train, Love the pics! : )
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Hi Cathleen, lovely to see you. Trains were definitely a big part of American history. I’ve read a few books about men who started their new lives in America by working building the railways.
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Well done, getting trains in with doors. Now, we need dogs and trucks.
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Hi Jacqui, I don’t have any truck pictures, but I have ox wagons, more trains, fire engines, vintage cars, and the White Train in my Thursday Doors line up. We saw hyenas and wild dogs too.
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You are amazing, Robbie.
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Two beautiful locomotives! Ooo, I like Jacqui’s idea. Truck doors. Truck doors with a dog peering out the window?
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Hi Priscilla, Jacqui’s idea is a lovely one. I don’t own a dog but maybe Queen Push-Push the cat will pose for me … or maybe not.
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I’m glad you had such a nice trip!
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Hi Jim, I am glad to be home. 10 days is the outer limit for a holiday for me.
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there’s no place like home…
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Those look like powerful engines, all right. Mountains remind me of mountains in Nevada – the state where I grew up.
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Hi Julie, mountains are so wonderful. I do love trains and museums. I think I was born in the wrong age.
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Anne’s husband John will find this very interesting Robbie!
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That’s great to know. I love trains, planes, and automobiles.
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Older trains,planes and autos provide a window into the past.
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Robbie, you started the blogging year in grand style with these old locomotives. I love it, and agree wholeheartedly that those are doors too. Many thanks for the shout out, too. Happy New Year, ❤
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Hi Teagan, a most splendid banner. Well done! I’m glad you like the trains, I search for unusual doors.
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Splendid photographs! You captured the strength and power of these magnificent machines. Kudos to Teagan for the wonderful new banner.
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Thank you, Annette, I love old trains.
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Robbie – this is a brilliant post to introduce 2022. So many stories held in those amazing locomotives. Teagan’s banner is brilliant!!! I am looking forward to joining Thursday doors and am looking through my photos. Hopefully I’ll be ready by next Thursday. Sending many thanks and hugs for creating a wonderful post that inspires me to join you on Thursday Doors.
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HI Rebecca, I am looking forward to your Thursday Doors posts. I now specifically look for interesting doors during my travels. I enjoy being part of this posting group. Teagan is a creative giant. I meant to tell you that I have written my story about the tarentella dance. Thank you for the inspiration.
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I love the new banner!! The view of the Outeniqua Mountains is beautiful.
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HI Liz, I’m glad you like those pictures. I do enjoy the wildness of those mountains.
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I’m enjoying seeing mountains from different parts of the world. They’re quite different from the ones I grew up with.
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I can understand that. The mountains in the Western Cape are different from those in the Eastern Cape and also the Magaliesburg near Joburg. Greg tells me South Africa isn’t nearly as biologically diverse as the USA. It really is quite nice travelling with a walking, talking encyclopedia.
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The first time I visited my daughter out west, I couldn’t get over how different the mountains of California were from those of New England. Even the mountains of Vermont and New Hampshire have some significant differences from where the glacier went through Vermont during the Ice Age and missed New Hampshire. (I still remember that tidbit from elementary school!)
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That is very interesting, Liz.
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Thanks!
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What wonderful pictures of trains and their doors. I have been following your holiday and it looks marvellous. A great break for you and your family. I made a friend from George once. He said it was a great place.
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Hi Darlene, George has not changed much since we left in December 1984. Still beautiful, serene, and peaceful.
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I love the new banner, Robbie. Teagan is so creative. I’m glad you had a lovely and enjoyable 10-day trip over the holidays. The Outeniqua Mountains are lovely. You had a wonderful treat visiting the train museum to learn and view these amazing locomotives. They’re impressive. Your photography is gorgeous! This is a wonderful post to start your Thursday Door and the new year.
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Hi Miriam, it’s lovely to see you. We had a lovely break and I am feeling quite refreshed and enthusiastic again.
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As much as you do and as busy as you are, taking a break over in a while would be helpful. Anyone needs to do that also. I’m glad you feel refreshed, Robbie.
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You know how much I love trains, Robbie, so you know I absolutely love this post. Thanks you so much for sharing these doors with us. Boiler doors, furnace doors, coal storage doors – I love ’em.
I’m glad you had a nice vacation. I look forward to the other photos and stories you will share.
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Hi Dan, I thought you’d like this museum. It is a very good one. Next week I’ll share pictures of the White Train which was built to host the Royal family for their tour in 1947.
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What fun! I’m glad you were able to get away for the holidays. Happy New Year! (K)
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Thank you, Kerfe, we had a wonderful time.
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A real vacation and you stayed away from the blogs—good for you, Robbie! Trains are always fascinating.
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Hi Pete, I have a few more trains to share. We saw the White Train that was built for the Visit of the Royal Family in 1947. I needed a break because everything had become a bit dull and monotonous. I have a bunch of new ideas for posts for this year.
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I think the key to any long-term commitment (such as blogging or writing) is one has to keep it fresh. I understand your feelings completely.
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Great trains and a great subject. Well done, you.
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HI Danny, it is wonderful to see you. I’m glad you enjoyed the trains.
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I have fond memories of trains.
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Happy New Year, Robbie! Oh, the romance of a steam train… (and another place on my list to visit).
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Hi Chris, if you have not yet visited George, I think you would like it. This museum is very well maintained and full of interesting vehicles. I have more to share.
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I’ve only passed through, but it is one of the many places we should get around to. Look forward to seeing more of the museum!
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This museum was Greg’s favourite place from our trip.
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I love those old steam trains. On the IOW there is one that still runs and we bought tickets to ride on it.
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It is great that you got a trip on a steam train, Stevie. There is an old steam train that goes from George to Knysna but it was closed because of Covid. Another time!
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It only travels to a few stations but it’s very popular with tourists.
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Trains are stunning. I bet that was incredible to see in person.
Fabulous photos, Robbie….and Teagan’s new banner for Thursday Doors is awesome!
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Hi Mae, Happy New Year, it’s lovely to see you. I do love trains, especially steam trains.
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Steam engines make the most haunting sound when the whistle blows.
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HI Mae, they do. I always think of the book The Railway Children by E Nesbit when I see steam trains. They play a big role in that book.
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I love trains. They are symbolic to me and the doors you chose to spotlight are intriguing. Thank you for sharing the amazing photos!
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Hi Jan, I’m glad you enjoyed the trains. I always find trains, especially steam trains, very impressive.
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Happy New year, Robbie! I’m a big fan of trains, especially the older, boiler type! Thanks for sharing these great pics, and I wish you all the best in 2022.
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Hi Mark, I am delighted to know you are a fellow trains fan. Happy New Year to you too.
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There’s something so nostalgic about old trains. Looks like a lovely trip you had.
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Thank you, I think so too. We had a lovely trip.
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