To maintain a 2% maximum grade the Bethlehem line is a constant series of S curves. A double header, lead by 15F 3016 works hard into yet another curve before Sterkfontein, on the climb to Slabbe... (more)
A 15F Mountain races out of the sunset, with the butte at Sekonyela in the background. The wide open spaces of South Africa are just made for sunset and sunrise shots!
The sun is setting as the two standard mainline engines of South Africa, a 15F 4-8-2 and a 25NC 4-8-4 team up to haul our heavy tour train towards Bethlehem, on the old Bloemfontein to Bethlehem m... (more)