My favourite locomotive; Susan, was a regular on my daily trips to work when I was stationed at Germiston Telecomms Depot during 1985/86. She usually lived on a short spur at the end of the mainline platform and served as the pilot loco for Germiston. When I left the railways I also left Susan behind, never considering that one day she too would face possible extinction. I was very glad to hear that she still survives, and was fortunate enough to see her make her debut at Reefsteamers after a long period of being "unroadworthy". She is still a perky loco, and as shiney now as she was in 1986. I hope that she lives for much longer, and that the effort put into her by Reefsteamers does prove to be worthwhile. She is the last remaining class 12AR, and is a tribute to those who built her, and those who maintained and drove her.