Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, is about to leave the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast for the short haul up to the mill with a load of 11 timber wagons.... (more)

Over the last few years (for me personally), Saiccor No. 2, ex SAR Class 19D No. 2633, has been the most elusive of the three Saiccor Class 19D locomotives, in terms of photo opportunities versus ... (more)

Over the last five years or so I have made fairly regular trips down to Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast to watch and photograph the ex South African Railway Class 19D steam locomotives o... (more)

Late afternoon now and having pretty much cleared the exchange yard of all its timber, Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is on her way back up to the mill. Until ... (more)

On a swelteringly hot summer afternoon, Saiccor No.3, ex South African Railway Class 19D, No. 2767 (4-8-2), is on her way up to the mill from the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Na... (more)

Time is getting short now for the steam operations at Saiccor in Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast, with diesel traction replacement expected soon. Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2) No. 2767, running with her generator car (for airbrake loads) / tender first and empty timber wagons down to the Timber Exchange Yard from... (more)

Only about 6 months left of steam at Saiccor now before diesel replacement! The last working steam operations (non preservation) in South Africa. Saiccor No. 3 (Ex SAR Class 19D No. 2767) - Leavi... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2767, leaving the Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast yard with a load of 11 STJ (Timber) Wagons for the short... (more)

Saiccor No. 3, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2) No. 2767, working the Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. No. 2767 was built by Robert Stephenson and Hawthorns i... (more)

R.I.P. Saiccor No.1 ex SAR Class 19D, No. 2697 (4-8-2), withdrawn from service permanently (sustained running damages beyond viable repair) shortly after this photo was taken in 2013. The last of ... (more)

Steam operations at the Saiccor Mill at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast were interrupted recently, while maintenance issues with the remaining two locomotives still in service were resol... (more)

A far from common railway scene in 2014! This is the Saiccor Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast as pictured on the 10th April 2014, with ex South African Railway Class 19D... (more)

Regular industrial working steam in 2014! Ex South African Railways Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2767, now Saiccor No.3, starts her roll forward, desperately trying to avoid any excessive wheel slip, w... (more)

Saiccor No. 1, ex South African Railway Class 19D (4-8-2), No. 2697, working down the bottom end of the Timber Exchange Yard at Umkomaas on the KwaZulu Natal South Coast. No. 2697 was built by Bo... (more)