Digging through my files I found this summary of SAR steam ops at the beginning of 1983. Still a lot of interesting stuff but steam was pretty much gone from the mountain passes, the GMAM's were running out their last miles between Vryburg and Mafikeng.
I think George and I flew into Joburg, rented a car and did a loop trip to Witbank, Bethlehem, Bloemfontain, Kimberly, De Aar, Vryburg, and Joburg. At Bloemfontain left the rental car and flew to Port Elizabeth, rented another car, and did Grahamstown, Patensie, and Knysna and flew back to Bloemfontain. To much to do too little time. Wish we had gotten to Natal.
JBWX