A decade of the Great Train race (PICTURES & VIDEO)

More than 100 vintage cars, motorcycles, aircraft and a majestic steam locomotive took the centre stage


The Great Train Race returned to Heidelburg railway station in Gauteng for it’s 10th year.

This year the event coincides with Heritage Month and features the dramatic re-enactment of the legendary 1930 race between Woolf Barnato’s Bentley Speed Six and Le Train Bleu.

Living piece of history

More than 100 vintage cars, motorcycles, aircraft and a majestic steam locomotive took the centre stage.

“The Great Train Race is about more than machines — it’s about keeping history alive for the next generation,” says event founder and historian Christopher Van.

“Every collector plays a part in preserving a piece of our motoring heritage.”

Pictures: Great Train Race

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