Simbabwe / Zimbabwe (vorm. Südrhodesien)

Buchveröffentlichungen

Ahlke, Matthias / Nowak, Ulrich: Dampf getrieben. 35 Jahre Dampflokjagd auf vier Kontinenten, Münster: Aschendorff . 2011 – 240 S. : zahlr. Ill. ; 31 x 24 cm , ISBN 978-3-402-12879-4 – Deutschland – Österreich – Polen – Türkei – Paraguay – Argentinien – Kuba – Simbabwe – Südafrika – Pakistan – Vietnam – Nordkorea – Indonesien – China.


Bredin, Miles: Blood on the tracks. A rail journey from Angola to Mozambique, London: Picador . 1994 – 272 p. , ISBN 978-0-330-33033-6

On the Atlantic coast of Angola lies the decaying deserted port of Lobito, once the bustling centre for the African slave trade. Here lies the source of a railway which spans the continent. The railway is the only direct route – road, rail or air – that links the Atlantic and Indian Oceans, meandering through three civil wars, five countries, a couple of rain forests and the history of 20th-century Africa: on its rails it carries diamonds, cobalt, copper, refugees, food, mercenaries and weapons. From Lobito in Angola, through Zaire and Zimbabwe to Biera on the west coast of Mozambique, the author guides readers through some of the most corrupt and poorest countries in the world.


Croxton, Anthony H.: Railways of Rhodesia, Newton Abbot: David & Charles . 1973 – 315 S. : Ill., Kt. , ISBN 978-0-7153-6025-5.

Croxton, Anthony H / Baxter, Anthony H: Railways of Zimbabwe. The story of Beira, Mashonaland, and Rhodesia Railways, Newton Abbot; North Pomfret, VT: David & Charles . 2. ed. 1982 – 315 p. : ill.; 23 cm , ISBN 0-7153-8130-X – Rev. ed. of: Railways of Rhodesia. 1973.

Durrant, A. E.: The smoke that thunders, Harare, Zimbabwe: African Pub. Group . 1997 – 218 p. : ill. (some col.), maps 30 cm , ISBN 978-1-77901-134-3

Well illustrated account of the steam locomotives of Rhodesian Railways/Zimbabwe including the many classes of Beyer-Garratt articulates. – Enthält technischen Daten und Loklisten, Aufstellung der im Museum vorhanden Dampf- und Diesellokomotiven sowie Wagen, Listen der im Museum vorhandenen Lok-Baureihen.


Gao, James Zheng: Meeting technology’s advance social change in China and Zimbabwe in the railway age, Westport, CT: Greenwood Press . 1997 – xiv, 218 p., ill. , ISBN 978-0-313-38899-6.

Hamer, E. D: Steam locomotives of Rhodesia railways. The story of steam 1892-1979, Bulawayo: Books of Zimbabwe . 1981 – xxii, 194 p. : ill.; 20 x 22 cm , ISBN 978-0-86920-221-0.

Hamer, Edward D: Locomotives of Zimbabwe and Botswana, Malmö: Stenvall . 2001 – 224 S. : 380 Fotos in Farbe u. S/W , ISBN 978-91-7266-152-3 – The most recent version of the Author’s history of the steam & diesel locomotives of Rhodesia Railways/ Zimbabwe Railways 1892-2000 with full rosters, drawings etc.

Haslbeck, Günter / Wardale, David: Mit geöffnetem Regler. Teil 2: Afrika. Steam on 4 continents. Part II: Africa, Tegernheim: G. Haslbeck . 1. Aufl 1986 – 128 S. : überwiegend Ill. , ISBN 978-3-925314-01-8

Bildband mit grossformatigen Dampflokaufnahmen aus Kenia, Tansania, Angola, Zimbabwe und Südafrika. Ein spezieller Abschnitt ist den beiden Versuchslokomotiven der SAR, der 19D 2644 und der 26 3450 «Red Devil«, mit einem Text aus der Feder des für die Rekonstruktion verantwortlichen lngenieurs gewidmet. Der Text ist durchgehend in Deutsch und Englisch wiedergegeben. Die stimmungsvollen Betriebsaufnahmen des Buches sind ein Leckerbissen für Dampflokfreunde. (EA 6/86, S. 432).


Kennedy, T. L.: The Cape to Cairo Rail Journey. Overseas rail adventures: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform . 2015 – 94 S. , ISBN 978-1-5077-3759-0

This book contains a descriptive travelogue of the author’s rail journey following the historic “Cape to Cairo” route envisaged by Cecil Rhodes more than 100 years ago as an exercise in British imperialism. While construction of the rail link was never completed in totality, most of the distance can be covered by passenger trains, in varying degrees of comfort and cleanliness, immersing the traveler in African life on the train and in the passing scenery along the railway line. Rail travel descriptions are richly enhanced by historical sketches of railway development in each country and many anecdotes of previous travelers, explorers and railway builders that formed African railway networks as they exist today. The story begins with the author’s telling of his first arrival in South Africa in 1981 for a three-year contract that became thirty. Southern Africa was still a favorite haunt of steam locomotive enthusiasts, particularly along the route between Kimberley and De Aar and the Bulawayo – Victoria Falls line. However, most of the trains included in this travelogue were pulled by poorly – maintained diesel – electric motive power. Journeys were fraught with mechanical failures (several hours standing in the desert, just outside of Khartoum North station) and by non-operational signal systems (throughout Zambia). Keeping to the timetable was accomplished more strictly in the southern part of the continent (South Africa/Botswana/Zimbabwe) but began to deteriorate moving northward with Sudan being the worst time – keeper with a 13 – hour delay. But the point was not to arrive dead on time but to enjoy the somewhat dubious distinction of riding some of the dirtiest trains on the planet with thieves as traveling companions while at the same time crossing some most interesting topography and finding many amiable and personable Africans as travel mates. These journeys were mostly pleasurable to “endure”, intensely interesting and challenging to put down on paper and hopefully, the reader will share the enthusiasm of the author in “living” these journeys through the words set down in this book.


Krause, Günter: Eisenbahnmuseum Bulawayo (Simbabwe), Hövelhof: DGEG Medien . 2018 – 64 Seiten, 55 Farbaufnahmen, 3 SW-Aufnahmen ; 30 x 21 cm

Im Museum Bulawayo befinden sich Dampf- und Diesellokomotiven aus den Jahren 1889 bis 1973, von kleinen C-Kupplern bis zu mächtigen Beyer-Garratt-Maschinen. Die im Frühjahr 2017 im Museum vorhandenen Loks werden jeweils mit Bild(ern), technischen Daten und einer kurzen Entstehungsgeschichte dargestellt. Zur Illustrierung sind teilweise Fotos aus den 80er Jahren dazu genommen worden (Fotograf: Günter Koch).


Kröger, Tatjana: Die eiserne Straße. Mit dem Zug vom Nordkap zum Kap der Guten Hoffnung. Ein Frauen-Solo-Reiseabenteuer, Schweinfurt: Wiesenburg . 2016 – 312 S. , ISBN 978-3-95632-384-3

Mit dem Zug fährt Globetrotterin Tatjana Kröger vom Nordkap zum Kapder Guten Hoffnung, als Hommage an das erste Massenverkehrsmittelder Menschheitsgeschichte. Im afrikanischen Teil der Mammutreiseübertrifft die faszinierende Vielfalt des gewaltigen Kontinents noch dieRomantik des Eisenbahnfahrens: Tatjana Kröger nimmt in Äthiopien anden Feierlichkeiten zum orthodoxen Neujahr teil, geht auf Safari zu denWildtieren der Serengeti, wandert im Land der Massai, besucht uralteRuinenstätten im Sudan und in Zimbabwe, und auch der Südsudan, derjüngste Staat der Erde, liegt auf ihrer Route. Sie verbringt mehrereWochen im grandiosen Rift Valley, reist auf dem Malawisee, fährt mitdem Einbaum ins Okavango-Delta und erlebt an den Victoriafällen eineherbe Enttäuschung. Nach sechs Monaten und 26.500 Kilometern in21 Ländern erreicht sie im Dezember 2013 ihr Ziel: ein um NelsonMandela trauerndes Südafrika.Tatjana Kröger; Jahrgang 1962, studierte Slawistik, Ibero-Romanistik und Orientalistik.

Locomotives of National Railways of Zimbabwe, Bulawayo 1984 – [25] Bl. : überw. Ill. und graph. Darst. .


Middleton, J. N: Railways of Southern Africa. Locomotive guide, 1994, Rickmansworth, Herts, England: Beyer-Garratt Publications . 1994 – 70 pages ; 21 cm , ISBN 978-0-620-18548-6

Comprehensive lists by class of all existing locomotives of the National Railway Systems of Botswana, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe, including those preserved, withdrawn or sold into industrial service as of 1994. Covers steam, electric and diesel locomotives. Lists depots with allocation totals, locomotive classes, and locomotive duties. This is the 5th edition under this title; there were four editions (1984-89) published under the title „SAR Locomotive Allocations“.


Pattison, R. G: Thundering smoke, Ilminster, Somerset: Sable Publishing House . 2005 – 239 pages, photographs ; 29 cm , ISBN 978-0-9549488-1-8 – A comprehensive illustrated review of the locomotives of Rhodesia Railways and National Railways of Zimbabwe.

„The book was written with real passion – the passion of one of Southern Africa’s great railways – the Rhodesia Railways and, in the past 26 years, the National Railways of Zimbabwe. The now deceased George Pattison has put together a railway book with such enthusiasm – George always was an ultimate optimist in Zimbabwe despite the political fabric that has evolved over the past quarter of a century. George loved the trains in his home country. He met his late wife through trains. „Thundering Smoke“ [ISBN 0-9549488-1-5] was in an early stage of metamorphosis twenty years back.
Prior to George’s untimely passing fifteen months ago, he was still tweaking his wonderful manuscript which had reached „maturity“ and has now culminated in a 240-odd page A4-format, b & W-illustrated book on his really favourite railway system. George took an academic look at the motive power developments of the RR/NRZ, but he has married this with a superb, heartening recollection of the personalities who took serious railway business decisions and those humble folk who worked around the clock on the footplate or in the cabs of the various locomotive types. Prior to George’s untimely passing fifteen months ago, he was still tweaking his wonderful manuscript which had reached „maturity“ and has now culminated in a 240-odd page A4-format, b & W-illustrated book on his really favourite railway system. George took an academic look at the motive power developments of the RR/NRZ, but he has married this with a superb, heartening recollection of the personalities who took serious railway business decisions and those humble folk who worked around the clock on the footplate or in the cabs of the various locomotive types.
The riveting text is complemented by photos by well-known photographic specialists in that country over the past fifty or so years – these embrace Rich Clatworthy, the late Dusty Durrant, the late Chris Butcher, John Batwell, Geoff Cooke, Ted Hamer, Peter Cooper and, of course, the author himself. The world’s a small place – well, so much so, that Tony Morkel of the UK publishing house Sable grabbed this literary opportunity to go into print when he put it together that the one and same R G Pattison had been a schoolmaster of his in Grahamstown once upon a time. George Pattison loved trains then and he shared his passion in the classroom.
„Thundering Smoke“ is unquestionably a great addition to one’s railway shelf and a tribute to one of the most prolific researchers of railway development and success in the old colonial sub-continent.“ [JB] (Trains and Rail)

Aufsätze

  • Bagshawe, Peter: National Railways of Zimbabwe. RS (1982) Nr. 65, S. 131-140
  • Barnett, David: African International. LI ([2008]) Nr. 80, S. 18-22 [1990 recollections]
  • Batwell, John: Zimbabwe Steam Sunset. CRJ (1994) Nr. 97 (Spring), S. 500-501
  • Beier, Roland: „Locomotives of Zimbabwe“. CRJ 10 (2002) Nr. 130 (Summer), S. 387 [Diesel and electric locomotives supplied from Austria;Leserzuschrift]
  • Bickel, Benno: Wo Dampf den Diesel „besiegte“: Im Land der Beyer-Garratts. Zur Geschichte der Gelenklokomotiven in Rhodesien und Zimbabwe. D&R (1988) Nr. 12-13, S. 3-7
  • Bleckmann, Michael: Der Niedergang der Eisenbahn in Zimbabwe. LR 41 (2012) Nr. 3, S. 54-57
  • Catchpole, Paul: Zimbabwe 1981. LI ([2008]) Nr. 80, S. 22-23 [visit on 28th January 1977; pictorial feature]
  • Chester, Keith R.: Victoria Falls Bridge, Zimbabwe. LI (1998) Nr. 44, S. 18-19 [pictorial feature]
  • Durrant, A. E.: Zimbabwe 1981. CRJ (1982) Nr. 49 (Spring), S. 375-378
  • Durrant, A. E.: Zimbabwe, July 1995. LI 6 (1996) Nr. 31 (February), S. 31
  • Durrant, A. E.: Zimbabwe,October-November 1993. LI 6 (1985) Nr. 29 (June), S. 10 [news]
  • Hamer, Ted: The Steamers of Selukwe. CRJ 7 (1989) Nr. 78 (Summer), S. 135-139 [Selukwe Peak Light Railway, map, loco-list]
  • Hille, Matthias: Zimbabwe und Botswana. EK 40 (2006) Nr. 8, S. 70-74 [vor allem Dampfbetrieb]
  • Krause, Günter: Im Land der Beyer-Garratts. Dampfloks in Südafrika, Zimbabwe und Sambia – was geblieben ist …. EG 15 (2017) Nr. 84 (Oktober/November), S. 58-63 [Reisebericht]
  • Jorgensen, A. A: Steam in Rhodesia: Rhodesia Railways in Botswana. South African transport 8 (1976), Nr. 11, S. 705–708.
  • Kuhlen, Chr.: Mosi oa Tunya: Donnernder Rauch. Zimbabwe – Land der Garratts. D&R (1988) Nr. 12-13, S. 8-
  • Pabst, Martin: Eisenbahnen in Simbabwe. LM 23 (1984) Nr. 129, S. 458-463
  • Seiler, Bernd: Im Land der Garratts. Unterwegs zu den letzten Dampfgiganten. EK 53 (2018) Nr. 2, S. 66-71
  • Walla, A.; Menius, Florian; Bell, D.: Nicht totzukriegen – Garratts in Zimbabwe. Fern-Express 17 (2002) Nr. 73 (I/2002), S. 26-28
  • o. Verf.: Elektrisch in Zimbabwe [Leserzuschrift]. LM 24 (1985) Nr. 131, S. 156
  • o. Verf.: F. C. (Chris) Butcher, 1929-1991. CRJ 7 (1991) Nr. 86 (Summer), S. 505
  • o. Verf.: Simbabwe. LR 22 (1993) Nr. 11, S. 55-56 [Länderbericht]