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Nerina Skuy
Nerina Skuy, chair for many years of the Heritage Railway Association of Southern Africa, and Editor-in-Chief, SA Rail sadly left us, far too soon, on 23rd July. Nerina was a wonderful warm person with a long standing passion for the railways – particularly where it could also be a way of helping the less privileged in South Africa.
As its CEO, she worked tirelessly for the revival of the Apple Express steam railway in the Eastern Cape at considerable personal cost. She was probably the first to recognise how valuable the Luxembourg Rail Protocol could be to assist with the financing and viability of heritage railways around the world and became a great friend and supporter of the Rail Working Group.
Always positive and highly knowledgeable, she became one of the most respected personalities in the rail community in South Africa. Her passing is a huge loss to the rail industry; she will be greatly missed and our thoughts and deepest condolences go out to her husband Hilton. May Nerina’s wisdom, dedication and compassion be an inspiration to us all.
