Transvaal Castle

[Keith Tindell]

This is a video of the Union Castle promotional film, its probably been posted before, but i have only just seen it. Some of you may have served on her and recognise some faces. i found the site of Capetown very interesting, the old Capetown, long gone, kt


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrlNrl2Wvyo

[Keith at Tregenna]

Thanks Keith.

Very interesting.

K.

[Doc Vernon]

Great old Video Keith T
Rwcall that scene very well at Cape Town.
Brings back some memories!
Looking at the Crew Gangplank LOL
just how many times did we walk that one !
Those were the days when passengers just walked up the Gangplanks as well straight from the Train through the Customs House. How good was it then,loved it!
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

Memories, the past times of our life.

Recall her arriving in Cape Town on her maiden voyage, we were on the Windsor homeward bound.
She looked much smaller than we had anticipated but with very good lines.

But the film showed so much of the times, the dress styles, smoking in public, having good fun.

One guy I do recall, a winger at about the four minute mark of the film.
An Irishman by the name of Jimmy Keneally, worked with him as a tourist winger on the Windsor in about 1961 or so.

The skipper looked familiar, Mayhew maybe?

[Doc Vernon]

Think that was Capt Authur Patey in 1961 John
George Mayhew was on the Windsor in 1960 never on the Transvaal
Cheers

[Bryan Portwig]

hello keith - if you browse you tube - you will find a few union castle clippings featuring the union castle line - patience is called for when reasearchig though

[Doc Vernon]

Ues indeed there are a few out there,as I have seen.
I also have in my possession a few good Videos of various Castle Ships made by Snowbow Productions they are good and a keepsake ! They have a great Selection of many Lines.
http://snowbow.co.uk/includes/docume...ow-archive.pdf

Here is a good Photo of one o the Castle Ships!

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Union-Castle Liner Transvaal Castle of 1962, later Festivale and Island Breeze.

[happy daze john in oz]

Think that was Capt Authur Patey in 1961 John
George Mayhew was on the Windsor in 1960 never on the Transvaal
Cheers

Vernon, do not want to disagree but the skipper of the Windsor was Oakley unless Mayhew did just the maiden voyage. Oakley was there from voyage 2 his name is listed on the last night of voyage tourist menus.
Sailed with Patey on the Pretoria in about 62.

[Keith Tindell]

Hi John, the three trips I did on the Stirling Castle the skipper was Oakley, just checked my discharge book, kt

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi John, the three trips I did on the Stirling Castle the skipper was Oakley, just checked my discharge book, kt

Think that was prior to him joining the Windsor.